Water resistant wearable medical device
First Claim
1. A wearable medical system, comprising:
- a wearable defibrillator device comprisinga water-resistant or waterproof harness configured to be continuously or nearly continuously worn by a patient, the water-resistant or waterproof harness formed from a water-resistant or waterproof material and configured to be worn by the patient in a wet environment;
a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes attached to the water-resistant or waterproof harness and configured to be coupled to the patient and monitor an ECG of the patient;
a plurality of therapy electrodes configured to be coupled to the patient and deliver one or more therapeutic pulses of energy to the body of the patient; and
a control unit coupled to the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and the plurality of therapy electrodes and configured to receive the monitored ECG of the patient, and responsive to detection of a cardiac arrhythmia in the patient based on the monitored ECG, provide the one or more therapeutic pulses to the patient via at least one therapy electrode of the plurality of therapy electrodes if the patient does not indicate that the patient is conscious; and
a hand-held user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with the control unit wherein the hand-held user interface device comprises at least one patient responsiveness button by which the patient can indicate that the patient is conscious.
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Abstract
A wearable medical system includes a wearable defibrillator device. The device includes a water-resistant/waterproof harness to be continuously or nearly continuously worn by a patient; a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes configured to monitor an ECG of the patient; a plurality of therapy electrodes configured to deliver one or more therapeutic pulses of energy to the patient; and a control unit configured to receive the monitored ECG of the patient, and responsive to the detection of a cardiac arrhythmia, provide the one or more therapeutic pulses to the patient via at least one of the plurality of therapy electrodes if the patient does not indicate that the patient is conscious. The system includes a hand-held user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with the control unit; the interface device includes at least one patient responsiveness button by which the patient can indicate that the patient is conscious.
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1. A wearable medical system, comprising:
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a wearable defibrillator device comprising a water-resistant or waterproof harness configured to be continuously or nearly continuously worn by a patient, the water-resistant or waterproof harness formed from a water-resistant or waterproof material and configured to be worn by the patient in a wet environment; a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes attached to the water-resistant or waterproof harness and configured to be coupled to the patient and monitor an ECG of the patient; a plurality of therapy electrodes configured to be coupled to the patient and deliver one or more therapeutic pulses of energy to the body of the patient; and a control unit coupled to the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and the plurality of therapy electrodes and configured to receive the monitored ECG of the patient, and responsive to detection of a cardiac arrhythmia in the patient based on the monitored ECG, provide the one or more therapeutic pulses to the patient via at least one therapy electrode of the plurality of therapy electrodes if the patient does not indicate that the patient is conscious; and a hand-held user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with the control unit wherein the hand-held user interface device comprises at least one patient responsiveness button by which the patient can indicate that the patient is conscious. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wearable medical system, comprising:
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a wearable defibrillator device comprising a water-resistant or waterproof harness configured to be continuously or nearly continuously worn by a patient, the water-resistant or waterproof harness formed from a water-resistant or waterproof material and configured to be worn by the patient in a wet environment; a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes attached to the water-resistant or waterproof harness and configured to be coupled to the patient and monitor an ECG of the patient; a plurality of therapy electrodes configured to be coupled to the patient and deliver one or more therapeutic pulses of energy to the body of the patient; and a control unit coupled to the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and the plurality of therapy electrodes and configured to receive the monitored ECG of the patient, and responsive to detection of a cardiac arrhythmia in the patient based on the monitored ECG, provide the one or more therapeutic pulses to the patient via at least one therapy electrode of the plurality of therapy electrodes if the patient does not indicate that the patient is conscious; and a hand-held user interface device configured to wirelessly communicate with the control unit, wherein the control unit and the hand-held user interface device each comprises at least one patient responsiveness button by which the patient can indicate that the patient is conscious. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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