System and method for adapting alarms in a wearable medical device
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1. An external medical device comprising:
- a memory;
at least one electrode to detect a cardiac arrhythmia treatable by a defibrillation shock in a patient monitored by the external medical device;
an interface to issue at least one mild shock to awaken the patient to enable the patient to respond to at least one alarm;
circuitry, in communication with the memory, to;
receive information indicative of the cardiac arrhythmia;
detect whether the patient is asleep;
issue the at least one alarm responsive to both receiving the information and detecting that the patient is asleep, the at least one alarm comprising the at least one mild shock to awaken the patient; and
issue the defibrillating shock in response to not receiving a response to the at least one alarm within a target response time.
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Abstract
In one example, an external medical device is provided. The external medical device includes a memory, at least one sensor to detect a cardiac condition in a patient monitored by the external medical device, and circuitry, in communication with the memory, to receive information indicative of the cardiac condition, detect whether the patient is asleep, and issue at least one alarm responsive to both receiving the information and detecting that the patient is asleep.
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1. An external medical device comprising:
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a memory; at least one electrode to detect a cardiac arrhythmia treatable by a defibrillation shock in a patient monitored by the external medical device; an interface to issue at least one mild shock to awaken the patient to enable the patient to respond to at least one alarm; circuitry, in communication with the memory, to; receive information indicative of the cardiac arrhythmia; detect whether the patient is asleep; issue the at least one alarm responsive to both receiving the information and detecting that the patient is asleep, the at least one alarm comprising the at least one mild shock to awaken the patient; and issue the defibrillating shock in response to not receiving a response to the at least one alarm within a target response time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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13. A method of adapting alarms issued by an external medical device comprising circuitry and at least one electrode to detect a cardiac arrhythmia in a patient monitored by the external medical device, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the circuitry, information indicative of the cardiac arrhythmia, the cardiac arrhythmia being treatable by a defibrillation shock; detecting whether the patient is asleep; issuing at least one alarm responsive to both receiving the information and detecting that the patient is asleep, the at least one alarm comprising at least one mild shock to awaken the patient; and issuing the defibrillating shock in response to not receiving a response to the at least one alarm within a target response time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable sequences of instructions for adapting alarms issued by an external medical device, the sequences of instructions comprising instructions that instruct circuitry comprised within the external medical device to:
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receive information indicative of a cardiac arrhythmia in a patent from at least one electrode of the external medical device, the cardiac arrhythmia being treatable by a defibrillation shock; detect whether a patient monitored by the external medical device is asleep; issue at least one alarm responsive to both receiving the information and detecting that the patient is asleep, the at least one alarm comprising at least one mild shock to awaken the patient; and issue the defibrillating shock in response to not receiving a response to the at least one alarm within a target response time. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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