Mobile phone with integrated defibrillator

IOL writers up a patent filed for a cell phone with a defibrillator feature which can convey electric shocks in case of a heart attack.

"This design for a mobile phone contains an integral defibrillator device that can be employed to administer an electric sock to a person experiencing cardiac distress.

The mobile phone is equipped with a cardiac module that is able to determine whether the victim's heartbeat has become irregular and whether defibrillation is necessary, once it has been set to defibrillator mode and placed facedown on the victim's chest.

The phone includes a GPS tracking unit that will provide the user's location and activate two-way wireless voice communication with emergency personnel when the defibrillator is activated.

Charged by a high density Lithium Ion battery of which the voltage is enhanced by a converter, two of the mobile phones' keypad buttons act as opposing electrodes that transmit an electric shock to the patient."

Download patent application (pdf)

emily | 10:51 AM | Technology |
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