WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR RECEIVING INPUTS BY BEING DELIBERATELY TAPPED & METHODS
First Claim
1. A wearable defibrillator system, comprising:
- a support structure for wearing by a patient;
electrodes for delivering a charge to the patient, while the patient is wearing the support structure;
an output device;
a processor for inputting a query, and for causing the output device to emit a questioning human-perceptible indication that conveys the query;
a motion sensor; and
a communication module for transmitting a communication to a third party responsive to a motion detected by the motion sensor after the questioning human-perceptible indication is emitted.
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Abstract
A wearable defibrillation system includes an output device and a motion sensor. The output device emits a sound or a vibration for the patient, who responds by deliberately tapping the system. The motion sensor registers the tapping, and interprets it as a reply from the patient. The reply can be that the patient is conscious, or convey data that the patient enters by tapping the right number of times, or that the patient wants attention, and so on. Since the patient does not need direct access to the wearable defibrillation system for tapping it, he or she can wear it under their other garments, which helps preserve their dignity and privacy.
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61 Claims
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1. A wearable defibrillator system, comprising:
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a support structure for wearing by a patient; electrodes for delivering a charge to the patient, while the patient is wearing the support structure; an output device; a processor for inputting a query, and for causing the output device to emit a questioning human-perceptible indication that conveys the query; a motion sensor; and a communication module for transmitting a communication to a third party responsive to a motion detected by the motion sensor after the questioning human-perceptible indication is emitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs which, when executed by a processor of a wearable defibrillator system that is worn by a patient, and has a motion sensor, an output device, and a communication module, they result in:
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inputting a query; causing the output device to emit a questioning human-perceptible indication that conveys the query; then receiving a detection signal from the motion sensor; and causing a communication to be transmitted to a third party responsive to the detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wearable defibrillator system, comprising:
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a support structure for wearing by a patient; electrodes for delivering a charge to the patient, while the patient is wearing the support structure; an output device; a processor for inputting a query, and for causing the output device to emit a questioning human-perceptible indication that conveys the query; a monitoring device for monitoring patient data; and a motion sensor; and a memory for storing the patient data responsive to a motion detected by the motion sensor after the questioning human-perceptible indication is emitted.
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20-28. -28. (canceled)
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29. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs which, when executed by a processor of a wearable defibrillator system that is worn by a patient, and has a motion sensor, an output device, a memory, and a monitoring device, they result in:
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monitoring patient data; inputting a query; causing the output device to emit a questioning human-perceptible indication that conveys the query; then receiving a detection signal from the motion sensor; and causing the patient data to be stored in the memory responsive to the detection signal.
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30-36. -36. (canceled)
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37. A wearable defibrillator system, comprising:
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a support structure for wearing by a patient; electrodes for delivering a charge to the patient, while the patient is wearing the support structure; an output device; a processor for inputting a query, and for causing the output device to emit a questioning human-perceptible indication that conveys the query; a motion sensor; and a memory for storing a reply to the query responsive to a motion detected by the motion sensor after the questioning human-perceptible indication is emitted, the reply in accordance with the detected motion.
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38-47. -47. (canceled)
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48. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs which, when executed by a processor of a wearable defibrillator system that is worn by a patient, and has a motion sensor, an output device and a memory, they result in:
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inputting a query; causing the output device to emit a questioning human-perceptible indication that conveys the query; then receiving a detection signal from the motion sensor; and causing a reply to the query to be stored in the memory responsive to the detection signal, the reply in accordance with the detection signal.
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49-56. -56. (canceled)
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57. A method comprising:
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wearing a support structure of a wearable defibrillator system that includes a motion sensor; perceiving a questioning indication that conveys a query; and tapping deliberately proximately to the support structure so as to cause the motion sensor to move in order to convey a reply in response to the query, in which a first number of tappings conveys that the reply has a first value, and a second number of tappings different from the first number conveys that the reply has a second value different from the first value. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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61-71. -71. (canceled)
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