Physio-Control’s LIFEPAK 1000 deployed on the International Space Station

The first AED we know of deployed into space is the Physio-Control LifePak 1000. The news was released today. Prior space missions used fully manual monitor/defibrillators.

While we definitely expect extra electrode pads and batteries won’t be needed, we hope they got packed anyway. Outer space is beyond our delivery range.”

We really like the post about it at MedGadget, too!