WEARABLE MEDICAL TREATMENT DEVICE WITH MOTION/POSITION DETECTION
First Claim
1. A cardiac monitoring system comprising:
- an externally wearable cardiac monitoring device;
at least one cardiac sensing electrode operatively coupled to the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device, the at least one cardiac sensing electrode being configured to be disposed in proximity to a patient'"'"'s skin to monitor cardiac activity of the patient;
at least one accelerometer configured to generate signals indicative of at least one of patient position and patient body movement;
a microcontroller disposed in the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device, the microcontroller configured toreceive the signals indicative of at least one of patient position and patient body movement from the at least one accelerometer over a period of time, andreceive one or more electrocardiogram (ECG) signals of the patient from the at least one cardiac sensing electrode over the period of time; and
a central server configured toreceive the one or more ECG signals of the patient and the signals indicative of at least one of patient position and patient body movement, andanalyze the one or more ECG signals of the patient and the signals indicative of at least one of patient position and patient body movement to determine a change in a condition of the patient over the period of time;
wherein the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device is configured to wirelessly transmit the one or more ECG signals of the patient and the signals indicative of at least one of patient position and patient body movement to the central server.
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Abstract
A cardiac monitoring system includes an externally wearable cardiac monitoring device; at least one cardiac sensing electrode operatively coupled to the device and configured to be disposed in proximity to a patient'"'"'s skin to monitor cardiac activity of the patient; at least one accelerometer configured to generate signals indicative of patient body movement; and a microcontroller disposed in the device and configured to receive the signals indicative of patient body movement, receive one or more electrocardiogram (ECG) signals of the patient from the at least one cardiac sensing electrode, and analyze the one or more ECG signals received over a period of time to determine at least one cardiac arrhythmia condition of the patient; the device being configured to wirelessly transmit data related to the at least one cardiac arrhythmia condition and the signals indicative of patient body movement recorded over the period of time to a central server.
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25 Claims
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1. A cardiac monitoring system comprising:
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an externally wearable cardiac monitoring device; at least one cardiac sensing electrode operatively coupled to the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device, the at least one cardiac sensing electrode being configured to be disposed in proximity to a patient'"'"'s skin to monitor cardiac activity of the patient; at least one accelerometer configured to generate signals indicative of at least one of patient position and patient body movement; a microcontroller disposed in the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device, the microcontroller configured to receive the signals indicative of at least one of patient position and patient body movement from the at least one accelerometer over a period of time, and receive one or more electrocardiogram (ECG) signals of the patient from the at least one cardiac sensing electrode over the period of time; and a central server configured to receive the one or more ECG signals of the patient and the signals indicative of at least one of patient position and patient body movement, and analyze the one or more ECG signals of the patient and the signals indicative of at least one of patient position and patient body movement to determine a change in a condition of the patient over the period of time; wherein the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device is configured to wirelessly transmit the one or more ECG signals of the patient and the signals indicative of at least one of patient position and patient body movement to the central server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cardiac monitoring system comprising:
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an externally wearable cardiac monitoring device; at least one cardiac sensing electrode operatively coupled to the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device, the at least one cardiac sensing electrode being configured to be disposed in proximity to a patient'"'"'s skin to monitor cardiac activity of the patient; at least one accelerometer configured to generate signals indicative of patient body movement; and a microcontroller disposed in the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device, the microcontroller configured to receive the signals indicative of patient body movement from the at least one accelerometer, receive one or more electrocardiogram (ECG) signals of the patient based on the monitored cardiac activity of the patient from the at least one cardiac sensing electrode, and analyze the one or more ECG signals received over a period of time to determine at least one cardiac arrhythmia condition of the patient; wherein the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device is configured to wirelessly transmit data related to the at least one cardiac arrhythmia condition and the signals indicative of patient body movement recorded over the period of time to a central server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An externally wearable cardiac monitoring device comprising:
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a plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes operatively coupled to the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device, the plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes being configured to be disposed in proximity to a patient'"'"'s skin to monitor cardiac activity of the patient; at least one motion detector configured to be disposed in proximity to the patient and to generate signals indicative of patient body movement; and a microcontroller configured to process the signals indicative of patient body movement from the at least one motion detector to provide patient body movement information, detect an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal of the patient from the plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes, and correlate the patient body movement information with the detected ECG signal to provide correlated patient body movement and ECG information; wherein the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device is configured to wirelessly transmit the correlated patient body movement and ECG information to a central server. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A cardiac monitoring system comprising:
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an externally wearable cardiac monitoring device; a plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes operatively coupled to the externally wearable cardiac monitoring device, the plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes being configured to be disposed in proximity to a patient'"'"'s skin to monitor cardiac activity of the patient; at least one motion detector configured to be disposed in proximity to the patient and to generate signals indicative of patient body movement; a microcontroller configured to process the signals indicative of patient body movement from the at least one motion detector to provide patient body movement information, detect an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal of the patient from the plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes, correlate the patient body movement information with the detected ECG signal to provide correlated patient body movement and ECG information, and transmit the correlated patient body movement and ECG information to a central server; and the central server configured to receive the correlated patient body movement and ECG information, and analyze the received correlated patient body movement and ECG information to determine at least one of an activity and a body position of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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