ELECTROTHERAPY METHOD AND APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrotherapy method and apparatus for delivering a multiphasic waveform from an energy source to a patient. SOLUTION: The method comprises the steps of charging the energy source to an initial level; discharging the energy source across electrodes to deliver electrical energy to the patient in a multiphasic waveform; monitoring a patient- dependent electrical parameter during the discharging step; shaping the waveform of the delivered electrical energy based on a value of the monitored electrical parameter, wherein the relative duration of the phases of the multiphasic waveform is dependent on the value of the monitored electrical parameter. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO