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Wearable therapeutic device

  • US 10,183,160 B2
  • Filed: 07/07/2017
  • Issued: 01/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wearable monitoring and therapeutic device comprising:

  • a garment worn about a torso of a subject and configured to stretch;

    at least two sensing electrodes comprising at least one ofconductive thread sewn into the garment, anda metallic surface sewn into the garment;

    at least two therapy electrodes comprising conductive thread that is at least one of positioned within, sewn into, and encased within the garment so as to stretch as part of the garment;

    at least one defibrillator component comprising a power source;

    the at least two sensing electrodes and the at least two therapy electrodes being housed within a breathable and stretchable fabric of the garment and mechanically connected to the at least one defibrillator component such that, when the wearable monitoring and therapeutic device is positioned on the subject, the wearable monitoring and therapeutic device accommodates the subject'"'"'s chest size and enhances comfort;

    the at least two sensing electrodes being electrically coupled to the at least one defibrillator component and configured to monitor an ECG of the subject; and

    the at least two therapy electrodes being electrically connected to the at least one defibrillator component and configured to provide an electric shock to the subject;

    an alarm module operatively coupled to the at least one defibrillator component and configured to alert the subject of an impending electric shock to be delivered by at least one of the at least two therapy electrodes; and

    one or more response buttons operatively coupled to the at least one defibrillator component, the one or more response buttons being configured to be depressed by the subject to indicate that the subject is conscious in response to the alert to the subject of the impending electric shock.

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