US 11,911,627 B1
Method of using a medical device
Matthew Robert Shaker, Centreville, VA (US); Jesse S. Kruska, Westport, CT (US); and Daniel Fleck, Potomac, MD (US)
Assigned to Altrix Medical, Inc., Centreville, VA (US)
Filed by ALTRIX MEDICAL, INC., Centreville, VA (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/343,994.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/39 (2006.01); A61B 5/349 (2021.01)
CPC A61N 1/3904 (2017.08) [A61B 5/349 (2021.01); A61N 1/3968 (2013.01); A61N 1/3993 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of using a medical device, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a medical device configured to:
take one or more electrocardiograms (ECG);
take the one or more ECG without deploying any AED electrode pad;
take the one or more ECG using a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact that are accessible on an external surface of the medical device;
require the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact to utilize a first electrical path that is different from a second electrical path utilized for any AED electrode pad;
convert to a functional Automated External Defibrillator (AED), the functional AED configured to proved an electrical shock after using AED electrode pads to take the ECG to detect if a shockable arrythmia is present;
identifying a need for the ECG from a person, the person having bare skin accessible to the medical device; and
touching the bare skin to the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact of the medical device.