Therapy-delivering portable medical device capable of triggering and communicating with an alarm system
First Claim
1. A method for communicating data between an alarm system and a portable medical device capable of delivering therapy, wherein the method comprises:
- determining the presence of a triggering event;
establishing a communication link between the portable medical device capable of delivering therapy and the alarm system;
communicating the triggering event and data related thereto between the portable medical device and the alarm system via the communication link; and
initiating a response to the triggering event.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a therapy-delivering, portable medical device (200) capable of triggering and/or communicating with an alarm system (100), as well as a related system and method therefor. The portable medical device (200) is configured to establish a communication link (107) with an alarm system (100) such as a residential or business alarm, upon the occurrence of a triggering event. Triggering events may be related to the use, operation or deployment of the portable medical device (200) in an emergency situation, or they may be for service, status or maintenance purposes, e.g., to report device failures, system checks, etc. The portable medical device (200) is configured to deliver therapy to a patient, wherein the therapy delivered to the patient may be any or combination of medial therapies, e.g., defibrillation, drugs, etc., for any one or combination of medical applications, such as stroke, cardiac arrest, diabetic shock, etc.
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57 Claims
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1. A method for communicating data between an alarm system and a portable medical device capable of delivering therapy, wherein the method comprises:
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determining the presence of a triggering event;
establishing a communication link between the portable medical device capable of delivering therapy and the alarm system;
communicating the triggering event and data related thereto between the portable medical device and the alarm system via the communication link; and
initiating a response to the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for communicating data between an alarm system and a portable medical device capable of delivering therapy, wherein the method comprises:
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determining the presence of a triggering event;
establishing a communication link between the portable medical device capable of delivering therapy and the alarm system, wherein the communication link is initiated by the portable medical device;
notifying the alarm system of the triggering event via the communication link; and
initiating a response to the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A monitoring system, comprising:
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a therapy-delivering, portable medical device having a communication interface; and
an alarm system having a communications interface for establishing a communications link with the communication interface of the portable medical device, wherein data describing the triggering event is communicated over the communications link, and wherein the alarm system is configured to provide a response to the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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