US Patent Issued to Bardy Technologies on Sept. 15 for "Relay-based de-energizable defibrillation assembly" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,366, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Bardy Technologies Inc. (Bellevue, Wash.).

"Relay-based de-energizable defibrillation assembly" was invented by Jason Felix (Vashon Island, Wash.) and Gust H. Bardy (Carnation, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A completely de-energizable defibrillator is provided, allowing the electrical components of the defibrillator to be electrically unbiased while the defibrillator is not in use. The energizing of the defibrillator can be controlled through a power switch interfaced to a relay, with the microcontroller of the AED being able to de-energize the circuitry in case of unintended activatio...