automated external defibrillator device
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
The term “automated external defibrillator device” has the meaning given such term in section 238q of this title.
Source
- 2000–present42 U.S.C. § 238PThe Public Health and Welfare · Recommendations and guidelines regarding automated external defibrillators for Federal buildings · for purposes of this section
The term “automated external defibrillator device” means a defibrillator device that—
(i) is commercially distributed in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.];
(ii) is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation, and is capable of determining without intervention by the user of the device whether defibrillation should be performed;
(iii) upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, is able to deliver an electrical shock to an individual; and
(iv) in the case of a defibrillator device that may be operated in either an automated or a manual mode, is set to operate in the automated mode.
Source
- 2000–present42 U.S.C. § 238QThe Public Health and Welfare · Liability regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators · for purposes of this section