Therapy-delivering portable medical device capable of triggering and communicating with an alarm system
First Claim
1. A method for communicating data directly between an alarm system and a portable medical device capable of delivering therapy, wherein the method comprises:
- determining the presence of a triggering event;
establishing a direct communication link between the portable medical device capable of delivering therapy and the alarm system;
communicating the triggering event and data related thereto between the portable medical device and the alarm system via the communication link; and
initiating a response to the triggering event.
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Abstract
A therapy-delivering, portable medical device (200) capable of triggering and/or communicating with an alarm system (100), as well as a related system and method therefor. The portable medical device (200) is configured to establish a communication link (107) with an alarm system (100) such as a residential or business alarm, upon the occurrence of a triggering event. Triggering events may be related to the use, operation or deployment of the portable medical device (200) in an emergency situation, or they may be for service, status or maintenance purposes, e.g., to report device failures, system checks, etc. The portable medical device (200) is configured to deliver therapy to a patient, wherein the therapy delivered to the patient may be any or combination of medial therapies, e.g., defibrillation, drugs, etc., for any one or combination of medical applications, such as stroke, cardiac arrest, diabetic shock, etc.
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101 Claims
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1. A method for communicating data directly between an alarm system and a portable medical device capable of delivering therapy, wherein the method comprises:
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determining the presence of a triggering event; establishing a direct communication link between the portable medical device capable of delivering therapy and the alarm system; communicating the triggering event and data related thereto between the portable medical device and the alarm system via the communication link; and initiating a response to the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for communicating data directly between an alarm system and a portable medical device capable of delivering therapy, wherein the method comprises:
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determining the presence of a triggering event; establishing a direct communication link between the portable medical device capable of delivering therapy and the alarm system, wherein the communication link is initiated by the portable medical device; notifying the alarm system of the triggering event via the communication link; and initiating a response to the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A monitoring system, comprising:
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a therapy-delivering, portable medical device having a communication interface; and an alarm system having a communications interface for establishing a direct communications link with the communication interface of the portable medical device, wherein data describing a triggering event is communicated over the communications link, and wherein the alarm system is configured to provide a response to the triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method for communicating data related to a portable medical device capable of delivering therapy, wherein the method comprises:
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determining the occurrence of a triggering event relating to the portable medical device; establishing in response to the triggering event a direct first communication link between an alarm system and an assistance resource; and transmitting an alarm signal between the alarm system and the assistance resource through the first communication link. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. An alarm system operable to communicate data between as assistance resource and an alarm system, the data related to a portable medical device capable of delivering therapy wherein the alarm system comprises:
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means for determining the occurrence of a triggering event relating to the portable medical device; means for establishing a direct first communication link with the assistance resource in response to the triggering event; and means for transmitting an alarm signal to the assistance resource through the first communication link. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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