Abstract: A medical equipment management system is described that includes a database including status and software information for medical equipment, a user interface configured to display at least one summary level indicator comprising a summary level status indicator for at least one group of the medical equipment, wherein the group of medical equipment corresponds to a user-defined geographic region, and a computer located remotely from the medical equipment and communicatively coupled to the user interface and the database, the computer configured to establish a communicative connection with the medical equipment, receive status updates from the medical equipment, update the status information in the database based on the status updates, receive a request to access the database, and provide the updated status information for the group of medical equipment to the user interface, wherein the summary level status indicator at the user interface is based on the updated status information.

Abstract: A system for medical equipment servicing includes a computing device for medical equipment management configured to communicatively couple to a plurality of remotely located portable medical devices and one or more automated external defibrillators (AEDs), each AED including defibrillation electrodes, a battery, a processor, a memory comprising a set of configurations, and associated circuitry, and a communication interface coupled to the processor and configured to communicatively couple to the computing device via a wireless or cellular network, establish a cellular or WiFi connection with the computing device, and receive at least one configuration update from the computing device via the cellular or WiFi connection, the processor being configured to download and install the at least one configuration update.

Abstract: A system for facilitating communications of assistance information for a caregiver includes an external defibrillator configured to collect patient treatment data, a first communications module for providing communication links between the external defibrillator and at least one remote medical services system, and at least one portable computing device comprising a second communications module. The first communications module is configured to communicate the patient treatment data to the at least one portable computing device via the second communications module, and the second communications module is configured to receive the patient treatment data in real-time, communicatively couple to the at least one remote medical services system, and based on the patient treatment data, receive assistance information for the caregiver from the at least one remote medical services system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for nitric oxide (NO) generation systems are provided. In some embodiments, an NO generation system comprises at least one pair of electrodes configured to generate a product gas containing NO from a flow of a reactant gas. The electrodes have elongated surfaces such that a plasma produced is carried by the flow of the reactant gas and glides along the elongated surfaces from a first end towards a second end of the electrode pair. A controller is configured to regulate the amount of NO in the product gas by the at least one pair of electrodes using one or more parameters as an input to the controller. The one or more parameters include information from a plurality of sensors configured to collect information relating to at least one of the reactant gas, the product gas, and a medical gas into which the product gas flows.

Abstract: An automated external defibrillator (AED) management system includes an AED information database including location information for a plurality of AEDs, and contact information for notifying an owner or administrator of a respective AED. The system further includes a notification system communicatively coupled to the AED information database, the notification system configured to receive a request to alert responders in a vicinity of a cardiac arrest victim, receive a location of the cardiac arrest victim, identify at least one AED located in the vicinity of the cardiac arrest victim from the location information for the plurality of AEDs, provide an alert to the owner or administrator of the at least one AED located in the vicinity of the cardiac arrest victim based on the contact information, wherein the alert comprises a request for the owner or administrator to bring the AED to the location of the cardiac arrest victim.

Abstract: A system for providing remote assistance to a caregiver during a medical event includes a computer tablet with a transmitter/receiver to communicably couple the tablet with a remote computing system associated with central caregivers, physiological sensors for collecting patient information, and a defibrillator configured to couple to the sensors and including a transmitter/receiver to communicably couple the defibrillator and tablet, and a processor to receive the patient information from the sensors, provide the patient information for display, and communicate the patient information to the tablet, the tablet being configured to generate a user alert for communications with the remote system based on a signal indicating that resuscitative treatment of the victim is being administered, the signal including the patient information received from the sensors, and the user alert including a request for a confirmation to initiate communications with the remote system, and, in response, establish communications wi

Abstract: A transformable imaging system configured to operate in at least two configurations. A first configuration may be open and a second configuration may be closed. The closed configuration may allow for imaging in along an arc greater than 180 degrees.

Abstract: A medical device includes a display area that has a thin panel having a substantially flat front surface portion, a translucent layer on a back surface of the thin panel, a layer of text or graphics on a back surface of the translucent layer, and arranged so that the text or graphics is not visible to a user on the front side when light is not provided from inside the device housing, a switch to allow a user to select a first mode or a second mode for the device, and circuitry arranged to energize one or more light sources to provide light from behind the thin panel when the device is in the first mode, and to thereby make visible the text or graphics when the device is in the first mode.

Abstract: This document relates to systems and techniques for providing response to emergency situations, such as traffic accidents, cardiac arrest, or other medical emergencies. The systems and techniques include systems and techniques for identifying and accessing emergency response equipment during a medical emergency.

Abstract: A medical device management system includes a plurality of medical devices associated with a common administrator and comprising at least one defibrillator/monitor, wherein the plurality of medical devices comprise previously stored configuration information and a central server comprising a configuration information database and configured to communicatively couple to the plurality of medical devices via a long-range wireless connection, push administrator-selected configuration information updates to the plurality of medical devices associated with the common administrator, wherein the plurality of medical devices are configured to communicatively couple with the central server via the long-range wireless connection, receive the pushed administrator-selected configuration information, and update the previously stored configuration information according to the pushed administrator-selected configuration information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for nitric oxide (NO) generation systems are provided. In some embodiments, an NO generation system comprises at least one pair of electrodes configured to generate a product gas containing NO from a flow of a reactant gas. The electrodes have elongated surfaces such that a plasma produced is carried by the flow of the reactant gas and glides along the elongated surfaces from a first end towards a second end of the electrode pair. A controller is configured to regulate the amount of NO in the product gas by the at least one pair of electrodes using one or more parameters as an input to the controller. The one or more parameters include information from a plurality of sensors configured to collect information relating to at least one of the reactant gas, the product gas, and a medical gas into which the product gas flows.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for guiding a rescuer in treatment of a patient. A method may include initializing one or more cameras on an external electrode assembly including a pair of electrodes. The method may further include capturing image information via the one or more cameras, the image information comprising a series of images acquired by the one or more cameras. The method may further include, based at least in part on the image information, providing feedback, comprising at least one of visual feedback and audio feedback, on at least one output device to guide the rescuer in the treatment of the patient.

Abstract: A medical device includes a display area that has a thin panel having a substantially flat front surface portion, a translucent layer on a back surface of the thin panel, a layer of text or graphics on a back surface of the translucent layer, and arranged so that the text or graphics is not visible to a user on the front side when light is not provided from inside the device housing, a switch to allow a user to select a first mode or a second mode for the device, and circuitry arranged to energize one or more light sources to provide light from behind the thin panel when the device is in the first mode, and to thereby make visible the text or graphics when the device is in the first mode.

Abstract: An example of a medical device management system is described that includes a central server configured to remotely manage protocol updates according to medical device servicing groupings and a protocol database and that includes a plurality of medical devices comprising rescue scene devices and one or more of defibrillators and defibrillator/monitors. The rescue scene devices include at least one of a ventilation unit including an airflow sensor and a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device configured to identify a vertical displacement of a patient's chest caused by CPR compressions. The plurality of medical devices is associated with a respective medical device servicing group and is configured to communicatively couple with the central server, download a new or updated protocol associated with the respective medical device servicing group from the protocol database, and modify a medical device configuration according to the downloaded new or updated protocol.

Abstract: A defibrillator or monitoring system may comprise a defibrillator, at least one video camera configured to acquire a video of a subject being treated by the defibrillator, a data collection unit configured to collect data associated with the subject, a communications unit configured to establish a communication channel between the defibrillator system and an emergency response center; and a processing unit configured to cause transmission to the emergency response center of at least one of the video of the subject and the data associated with the subject.

Abstract: Methods and system for guiding a rescuer in placement of a defibrillation electrode may include initializing one or more cameras disposed on the defibrillation electrode, and capturing image information via the one or more cameras. Each image in a series of images may be acquired by the cameras after a set time interval. The method may include determining a separation distance between the defibrillation electrode and the chest of the patient and comparing the separation distance to a threshold distance. The method may further include determining whether the separation distance is below the threshold distance and, once the separation distance is below the threshold distance, determining a current location of the defibrillation electrode based on the series of images, and providing positioning feedback via at least one output device, wherein the positioning feedback includes instructions to move the defibrillation electrode toward a preferred location on the patient.

Abstract: A system for assisting a rescuer in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a patient includes: a proximity sensor configured to be positioned at a location corresponding to a location of a rescuer's hand when delivering compressions to a patient's chest, the proximity sensor configured to produce a signal indicative of the rescuer's hands being released from the patient's chest; a medical device operatively coupled with the proximity sensor and configured to provide resuscitative treatment to the patient; and a controller communicatively coupled with the medical device and the proximity sensor. The controller is configured to: determine, based upon the signal from the proximity sensor, if the rescuer's hands have been released from the patient's chest, and trigger an action by the medical device in response to a determination that the rescuer's hands have been released from the patient's chest.

Abstract: Systems and methods for nitric oxide (NO) generation systems are provided. In some embodiments, an NO generation system comprises at least one pair of electrodes configured to generate a product gas containing NO from a flow of a reactant gas. The electrodes have elongated surfaces such that a plasma produced is carried by the flow of the reactant gas and glides along the elongated surfaces from a first end towards a second end of the electrode pair. A controller is configured to regulate the amount of NO in the product gas by the at least one pair of electrodes using one or more parameters as an input to the controller. The one or more parameters include information from a plurality of sensors configured to collect information relating to at least one of the reactant gas, the product gas, and a medical gas into which the product gas flows.

Abstract: A system for assisting a rescuer in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a patient includes: a proximity sensor configured to be positioned at a location corresponding to a location of a rescuer's hand when delivering compressions to a patient's chest, the proximity sensor configured to produce a signal indicative of the rescuer's hands being released from the patient's chest; a medical device operatively coupled with the proximity sensor and configured to provide resuscitative treatment to the patient; and a controller communicatively coupled with the medical device and the proximity sensor. The controller is configured to: determine, based upon the signal from the proximity sensor, if the rescuer's hands have been released from the patient's chest, and trigger an action by the medical device in response to a determination that the rescuer's hands have been released from the patient's chest.

Abstract: A system for medical equipment servicing includes a computing device for medical equipment management configured to communicatively couple to a plurality of remotely located portable medical devices and one or more automated external defibrillators (AEDs), each AED including defibrillation electrodes, a battery, a processor, a memory comprising a set of configurations, and associated circuitry, and a communication interface coupled to the processor and configured to communicatively couple to the computing device via a wireless or cellular network, establish a cellular or WiFi connection with the computing device, and receive at least one configuration update from the computing device via the cellular or WiFi connection, the processor being configured to download and install the at least one configuration update.