C12467: Simulation Add-On Device for DefibrillationNovelty:
A device to enable realistic defibrillation of healthcare simulators and simulator substitutes in the AP and AL positions.
Value Proposition:
Cardiac arrest causes more than 300,000 deaths in the United States annually. Rapid defibrillation and high quality chest compressions have been shown to significantly reduce patient morbidity and mortality. Defibrillation training is vital, as it has been demonstrated that pediatric providers with hands-on experience with a defibrillator are 87% more likely to successfully defibrillate in a given period of time, providing a shock significantly faster than providers who had never defibrillated a patient/simulator. Most high-technology simulators (HTS) only allow for defibrillation with pads or paddles in the anterior-lateral (AL) position; and, the majority of simulators used for Basic Life Support training are low-technology simulators (LTS), which offer no defibrillation capability. This device upgrades all healthcare simulators to have defibrillation capabilities in both the AP and AL positions. Additional advantages include:
• Easily attaches to and detaches from all existing healthcare simulators
• Allows for defibrillation of simulator substitutes, such as a pillow
• Provides inexpensive upgrade to existing simulation technology
Technical Details:
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a tool to extend defibrillation capabilities of simulators. The device allows for HTS, which typically have self-generated heart rhythms and are defibrillatable in the AL position, to also have AP functionality; and it allows for LTS, which typically have no heart-rhythm generation or defibrillation capabilities, to have AP and AL heart rhythm generation and defibrillation functionality when combined with commercially available heart rhythm simulators. This device is a non-conductive belt that encircles the simulator chest. When used with HTS, the device redirects cardiac rhythm signal flow from the simulators existing AL contact points to the device contact points in the AP position. When used with LTS, the rhythm simulator is connected directly to the belt. Defibrillator electrode pads are affixed to the belt over the belt contact points to ultimately complete the cardiac rhythm signal and defibrillation energy flow between the belt and the defibrillator, with the belt and electrode pads in between. Additionally, when used with defibrillators that provide quality of CPR feedback and/or filter out compression artifact in the ECG rhythm, this device allows for more realistic population of the defibrillator screen, providing a more effective resuscitation training model.
Looking for Partners:
To develop and commercialize the technology as an adjunct device to new and existing healthcare simulators.
Stage of Development:
Functional prototype
Data Availability:
Prototype
