ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,163, issued on May 27, was assigned to ZOLL MEDICAL Corp. (Chelmsford, Mass.).
"Modular electrical therapy device" was invented by Scott D. Quinnell (Kittanning, Pa.), Brian D. Snyder (Pittsburgh) and Robert J. Hulings (Mars, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A therapeutic electrode component includes a base plate having a first side and a second side having a conductive surface. A repository having an internal volume to releasably retain a conductive fluid is disposed on the first side of the base plate. A rupturable membrane is disposed between the internal volume of the repository and the conductive surface of the base plate. A c...