Abstract: A combination pen and highlighter includes a body, at least one anchor which connects the body to an extendable highlighter and a button for manipulating the highlighter. The combination uses two separate springs to lock the highlighter in either a closed position or a highlighter extended position.

Abstract: A method of treating a patient for ventricular tachycardia using a wearable defibrillator includes monitoring the patient for a predetermined condition via one or more electrodes on the defibrillator, sending a message to the patient in response to the predetermined condition, activating the defibrillator so that the defibrillator delivers defibrillation energy to the patient, and storing at least one of the results of the monitoring, sending and activating steps in a memory on the defibrillator. The method also includes downloading information stored in the memory of the defibrillator to a base station having an external interface, and transmitting the information downloaded from the memory of the base station to an external location via the external interface of the base station.

Abstract: There is described an electrical tissue stimulating device, such as a cochlear prosthesis, which includes circuitry (47) for monitoring the build-up of undesirable residual voltages between stimulation electrodes. In the event that such a condition is sensed then an overvoltage signal is generated and transmitted to a switch controller (48). In response the switch controller controls electrode switches (42) in order to suppress stimulation of the monitored electrode(s) until the undesirable residual voltage has fallen to an acceptable level. As a result the build-up of undesirable inter-electrode voltages is reduced.