Long term wear electrode for defibrillation system
First Claim
1. A wearable defibrillator adapted to deliver defibrillation energy to a patient, the wearable defibrillator comprising:
- at least one electrode having a conductive surface in contact with the patient'"'"'s skin, the at least one electrode being adapted for long-term wear on the patient;
wherein the at least one electrode includes electrically-conductive hydrogel at a surface thereof with contacts to the patient'"'"'s skin, the electrically-conductive hydrogel having a predetermined ion concentration; and
wherein the electrically-conductive hydrogel includes a therapeutic agent which promotes skin health.
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Abstract
A method of treating a patient for ventricular tachycardia using a wearable defibrillator includes monitoring the patient for a predetermined condition via one or more electrodes on the defibrillator, sending a message to the patient in response to the predetermined condition, activating the defibrillator so that the defibrillator delivers defibrillation energy to the patient, and storing at least one of the results of the monitoring, sending and activating steps in a memory on the defibrillator. The method also includes downloading information stored in the memory of the defibrillator to a base station having an external interface, and transmitting the information downloaded from the memory of the base station to an external location via the external interface of the base station.
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22 Claims
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1. A wearable defibrillator adapted to deliver defibrillation energy to a patient, the wearable defibrillator comprising:
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at least one electrode having a conductive surface in contact with the patient'"'"'s skin, the at least one electrode being adapted for long-term wear on the patient;
wherein the at least one electrode includes electrically-conductive hydrogel at a surface thereof with contacts to the patient'"'"'s skin, the electrically-conductive hydrogel having a predetermined ion concentration; and
wherein the electrically-conductive hydrogel includes a therapeutic agent which promotes skin health. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wearable defibrillator adapted to deliver defibrillation energy to a patient, the wearable defibrillator comprising:
at least one electrode having a conductive surface in contact with the patient'"'"'s skin, the at least one electrode being adapted for long-term wear on the patient, wherein said conductive surface is a material selected from the group consisting of moisturizers, emollients, protective agents and antibacterial agents.
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9. A wearable defibrillator adapted to deliver defibrillation energy to a patient, the wearable defibrillator comprising:
at least one electrode having a conductive surface in contact with the patient'"'"'s skin, the at least one electrode being adapted for long-term wear on the patient, said at least one electrode including an adhesive portion adapted to hold said at least one electrode with said conductive surface in contact with the skin of the patient;
wherein said portion includes an adhesive layer selected to minimize irritation of the skin, and includes a high moisture vapor transmission material.- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A wearable defibrillator comprising:
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at least one electrode having a conductive surface in contact with the patient'"'"'s skin, the at least one electrode being adapted for long-term wear on the patient, said at least one electrode including an adhesive portion adapted to hold said at least one electrode with said conductive surface in contact with the skin of the patient; and
a monitor adapted to sense the environment at the interface between said one electrode and the skin of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A wearable defibrillator adapted to deliver defibrillation energy to a patient, the wearable defibrillator comprising:
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at least one electrode having a conductive surface in continuous contact with the patient'"'"'s skin after said one electrode is attached to the patient'"'"'s skin, the at least one electrode being adapted for long-term wear on the patient;
wherein said conductive surface is continuously coated with an electrically-conductive hydrogel,wherein the electrically-conductive hydrogel includes a therapeutic agent which promotes skin health. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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