WEARABLE MEDICAL TREATMENT DEVICE WITH MOTION/POSITION DETECTION
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Abstract
A wearable defibrillator consists of a vest (or belt) which is worn by the patient. The device monitors the patient'"'"'s ECG with sensing electrodes and can monitor other patient conditions and in appropriate cases can treat certain conditions. An accelerometer(s) in the wearable defibrillator can allow for the device to determine the position, movements, forces applied to the patient, and/or the device. The device can use a least one patient motion detector generating a signal indicative of patient activity. Analysis of the signal can be indicative of patient activity appropriate for treatment or indication of device condition.
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103 Claims
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23. An externally wearable patient treatment device comprising:
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cardiac sensing electrodes connected to the device, said cardiac sending electrodes adjacent said patient in proximity to said patient'"'"'s skin; treatment elements connected to the device, said treatment elements adjacent said patient in proximity to said patient'"'"'s skin; at least two patient motion detectors connected to the device, each generating a signal indicative of patient activity, wherein placement of the at least two patient motion detectors relative to one another ensures that the device is being worn properly; and at least one control including a treatment algorithm receiving and evaluating signals from said at least two patient motion detectors and said cardiac sensing electrodes to determine if a treatment should be applied to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An externally wearable patient treatment device comprising:
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cardiac sensing electrodes connected to the device, said cardiac sensing electrodes adjacent said patient in proximity to said patient'"'"'s skin; treatment elements connected to the device, said treatment elements adjacent said patient in proximity to said patient'"'"'s skin; at least one patient motion detector connected to the device and generating a signal indicative of patient activity; and at least one control to evaluate signals from said at least one patient motion detector and said cardiac sensing electrodes to determine if said signals are indicative of patient activity appropriate for treatment. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A method of cardiac treatment of a patient including:
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providing an externally wearable patient treatment device including treatment elements adjacent said patient in proximity to said patient'"'"'s skin, and at least one patient motion detector connected to the device and generating a signal indicative of patient activity; sensing a cardiac condition; treating a cardiac condition with the treatment elements worn by said patient on the device adjacent said patient; sensing patient activity with the at least one patient motion detector worn by said patient on the device; and evaluating said sensed patient activity to determine treatment appropriate to said cardiac condition. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103)
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