Wearable defibrillator

• US 20090005827A1
• Filed: 06/26/2007
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Weintraub, Yoram Eshel
• Original Assignee: David Weintraub, Yoram Eshel
• Inventors: Weintraub, David, Eshel, Yoram
• Application Number:
  US11/819,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20090005827A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/6
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3904 External heart defibrillators [EHD]

Abstract

There is provided a wearable defibrillator that includes a first sensor adapted to sense a cardiac related parameter, a second sensor adapted to sense breathing, a controller adapted to produce a signal upon determining a cardiac arrest and a defibrillating subunit adapted to provide a defibrillation energy upon receiving the signal from the controller. There is also provided a method of defibrillating that includes sensing a cardiac related parameter; sensing breathing; and triggering a defibrillation energy upon determining a cardiac arrest. There is further provided a wearable defibrillator that includes a first sensor adapted to sense a cardiac related parameter; a controller adapted to produce a signal upon determining a cardiac arrest; a transmitter adapted to send a signal indicative of a cardiac arrest to a remote location; and a defibrillation subunit adapted to trigger a defibrillation upon being activated from a remote location. In addition, there is provided a method of defibrillating that includes sensing a cardiac related condition; producing a signal upon determining a cardiac arrest; transmitting a signal indicative of a cardiac arrest to a remote location; and triggering a defibrillation upon being activated from the remote location.

Claims

1. A wearable defibrillator comprising:

a first sensor adapted to sense a cardiac related parameter;

a second sensor adapted to sense breathing;

a controller adapted to produce a signal upon determining a cardiac arrest upon sensing lack of effective breathing with no pulse; and

a defibrillating subunit adapted to provide a defibrillation energy upon receiving the signal from said controller.

2. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1, wherein said first sensor is adapted to sense mechanical or electrical pulse, obtain a electrocardiogram (ECG), or a combination thereof.

3. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1, wherein controller is further adapted to determine lack of breathing base on a cardiac related signal, obtained from said sensor.

4. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1, wherein said first sensor comprises an electric sensor, an electromechanical sensor or both.

5. The wearable defibrillator of claim 4, wherein said electromechanical sensor comprises a piezo electric sensor.

6. The wearable defibrillator of claim 4, wherein said electromechanical sensor comprises strain gage sensor.

7. The wearable defibrillator of claim 4, wherein said electromechanical sensor comprises a pressure sensor.

8. The wearable defibrillator of claim 7, wherein said defibrillating energy is an electrical energy.

9. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1, wherein said defibrillating energy is a mechanical energy.

10. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1, further comprising an alarming subunit adapted to trigger an alarm upon receiving an alarm signal from a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to produce an alarm signal upon receiving signal from said sensors indicative of cardiac arrest.

11. The wearable defibrillator of claim 10, wherein said alarm comprises a sonic alarm.

12. The wearable defibrillator of claim 10, wherein said alarm comprises a tangible alarm.

13. The wearable defibrillator of claim 10, further comprises a user accessible abort switch.

14. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1, wherein said defibrillating subunit adapted to a defibrillation upon being activated from the remote location.

15. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1, further comprising a replaceable power source.

16. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1, further comprising a carrying subunit.

17. The wearable defibrillator of claim 16, wherein said carrying subunit is adapted to carry the wearable defibrillator.

18. The wearable defibrillator of claim 16, wherein said carrying subunit is adapted to position the wearable defibrillator on a user.

19. A method of defibrillating comprising:

sensing a cardiac related parameter;

sensing breathing; and

triggering a defibrillation energy upon determining a cardiac arrest (lack of breathing and lack of pulse).

20. The method of claim 19, wherein a cardiac related parameter comprises sensing mechanical or electrical pulse, obtaining an electrocardiogram (ECG) or a combination thereof.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein determining lack of effective breathing may be achieved using a sensed cardiac related parameter.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein defibrillation comprises administration of electrical defibrillation energy.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein said defibrillation comprises administration of mechanical defibrillation energy.

24. The method of claim 19, further comprising activating an alarm upon sensing a cardiac arrest.

25. The method of claim 19, further comprising manually inactivating the defibrillation upon indication of false alarm.

26. A wearable defibrillator comprising:

a first sensor adapted to sense a cardiac related paremeter;

a controller adapted to produce a signal upon determining a cardiac arrest;

a transmitter adapted to send a signal indicative of a cardiac arrest to a remote location; and

a defibrillation subunit adapted to trigger a defibrillation upon being activated from the remote location.

27. The wearable defibrillator of claim 26, wherein said first sensor is adapted to sense mechanical or electrical pulse, obtain a electrocardiogram (ECG), or a combination thereof.

28. The wearable defibrillator of claim 27, wherein said first sensor comprises an electric sensor, an electromechanical sensor or both.

29. The wearable defibrillator of claim 28, wherein said electromechanical sensor comprises a piezo electric sensor.

30. The wearable defibrillator of claim 28, wherein said electromechanical sensor comprises strain gage sensor.

31. The wearable defibrillator of claim 28, wherein said electromechanical sensor comprises a pressure sensor.

32. The wearable defibrillator of claim 26, wherein said remote location include a health care center, a health care clinic, a hospital, an emergency station or any combination thereof.

33. The wearable defibrillator of claim 26, wherein said activation from remote location are transferred wirelessly.

34. The wearable defibrillator of claim 26, wherein said defibrillating energy is an electrical energy.

35. The wearable defibrillator of claim 26, wherein said defibrillating energy is a mechanical energy.

36. The wearable defibrillator of claim 26, further comprising an alarming subunit adapted to trigger an alarm upon receiving an alarm signal from a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to produce an alarm signal upon receiving signal from said sensor indicative of cardiac arrest.

37. The wearable defibrillator of claim 36, wherein said alarm comprises a sonic alarm.

38. The wearable defibrillator of claim 36, wherein said alarm comprises a tangible alarm.

39. The wearable defibrillator of claim 26, further comprises a user accessible abort switch.

40. The wearable defibrillator of claim 26, further comprising a power source.

41. The wearable defibrillator of claim 26, further comprising a carrying subunit.

42. The wearable defibrillator of claim 41, wherein said carrying subunit is adapted to carry the wearable defibrillator.

43. The wearable defibrillator of claim 41, wherein said carrying subunit is adapted to position the wearable defibrillator on a user.

44. A method of defibrillating comprising:

sensing a cardiac related parameter;

producing a signal upon determining a cardiac arrest;

transmitting a signal indicative of a cardiac arrest to a remote location; and

triggering a defibrillation upon being activated from the remote location.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein sensing cardiac related parameter comprises sensing mechanical or electrical pulse, obtaining a electrocardiogram (ECG), or a combination thereof.

46. The method of claim 44, further comprising sensing cardiac related parameter electrically, electromechanically or both.

47. The method of claim 44 wherein said remote location is a health care center, a health care clinic, a hospital, an emergency station or any combination thereof.

48. The method of claim 44, wherein said transmitting is by wireless communication.

49. The method of claim 44, wherein said defibrillation comprises administration of electrical defibrillation energy.

50. The method of claim 44, wherein said defibrillation comprises administration of mechanical defibrillation energy.

51. The method of claim 44, further comprising activating an alarm upon determining cardiac arrest.

52. The method of claim 44, further comprising manually inactivating the defibrillation upon indication of false alarm.