PATIENT-WORN ENERGY DELIVERY APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SIZING SAME

• US 20120283794A1
• Filed: 04/30/2012
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Inventors: Kaib, Thomas E., Oskin, Emil, Skalos, Philip C., Whiting, Jason T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,782,578 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/5
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/046 Specially adapted for shock therapy, e.g. defibrillation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0484 Garment electrodes worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3904 External heart defibrillators [EHD]
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3968 Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings A61N1/375 takes precedence

Abstract

A support garment for a patient-worn energy delivery apparatus. A vest-type garment holds an electrode belt in contact with a wearer'"'"'s ribcage. A removable electrode harness may be attachable to the support garment to accurately position sensing electrodes on the body of the wearer and energy delivery electrodes for transfer of an electrode therapy pulse to the wearer of the garment. The chest garment includes adjustable shoulder straps and a band to accommodate any body size or shape. One-sided assembly and coding of components facilitates use by a patient. A technique for sizing the support garment is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A patient-worn energy delivery system, comprising:

a defibrillator device;

a support garment constructed and arranged to support the defibrillator device, the support garment configured to be worn by a patient and constructed and arranged for one-sided assembly,

the support garment further comprising a belt and adjustable shoulder straps configured to be selectively attached to the belt; and

a coding system configured to facilitate attachment of the defibrillator device to the support garment.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the shoulder straps may be selectively attached to the belt at a front of the patient.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the support garment comprises an elastic, low spring rate material.

4. A patient measuring band, comprising a plurality of coded zones along a length of the measuring band, each coded zone corresponding to a defibrillator support garment size based on a patient body circumference.

5. A method of fitting a defibrillator support garment to a patient, comprising:

extending a patient measuring band around a chest of a patient, the measuring band comprising a plurality of coded zones along a length of the measuring band, each coded zone corresponding to a defibrillator support garment size based on a patient body circumference;

selecting a defibrillator support garment based on the defibrillator support garment size identified by the patient measuring band;

applying a defibrillator device in the defibrillator support garment based on a coding system configured to facilitate attachment of the defibrillator device to the defibrillator support garment;

preparing the defibrillator support garment for wear by the patient with a one-side assembly process; and

securing the defibrillator support garment to the patient.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein securing the defibrillator support garment to the patient involves securing shoulder straps of the defibrillator support garment to a band or belt of the defibrillator support garment at a front of the patient.