TED-Time and life saving External Defibrillator for home-use.
Sudden Cardiac Death--SCD --is a major unmet health problem that needs urgent and prompt solution. AICDs are very expensive, risky and indicated for a small group of patients, at the highest risk. AEDs--Automatic External Defibrillators--are designed for public places and although safe, cannot enter the home-market due to their cost and need for constant, high-cost maintenance. We developed TED, a low-cost AED that derives its energy off the mains, designed for home-use, to save SCD victims' lives.
Cardiology Dept., Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address: atweiss@hadassah.org.il.
Teddy A
TA
Weiss
Cardiology Dept., Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Shimon
S
Rosenheck
Cardiology Dept., Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Shraga
S
Gorni
Cardiology Dept., Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Ioni
I
Katz
Cardiology Dept., Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Mendel
M
Mendelbaum
Cardiology Dept., Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Dan
D
Gilon
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AED; Defibrillator; Home; Home consumer; Low-cost