Water resistant wearable medical device
First Claim
1. A wearable medical device, comprising:
- a water-resistant or waterproof housing configured to be continuously or nearly continuously worn by a patient, the water-resistant or waterproof housing formed from a water-resistant or waterproof material and configured to prevent ingress of water during operation of the wearable medical device in a wet environment;
a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes configured to be removably coupled to the patient and configured to monitor an ECG of the patient during operation of the wearable medical device;
a plurality of therapy electrodes configured to be removably coupled to the patient and configured to deliver at least one therapeutic pulse to the patient;
a control unit disposed within the water-resistant or waterproof housing and configured to be electrically coupled to the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and the plurality of therapy electrodes; and
at least one patient responsiveness button configured to allow the patient to indicate to the control unit that the patient is conscious in response to detection of a cardiac arrhythmia;
wherein the control unit is configured to receive the monitored ECG of the patient, and responsive to the detection of the cardiac arrhythmia based on the monitored ECG of the patient, provide the at least one therapeutic pulse to the patient via at least one therapy electrode of the plurality of therapy electrodes while the patient is in the wet environment if the patient does not indicate via the at least one patient responsiveness button that the patient is conscious; and
wherein the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and the plurality of therapy electrodes comprises a pair of combined ECG/therapy electrodes, each combined ECG/therapy electrode of the pair of combined ECG/therapy electrodes including at least one of the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and at least one of the plurality of the therapy electrodes that are disposed on a common adhesive backing.
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Abstract
A wearable medical device includes a water-resistant/waterproof housing configured to be continuously or nearly continuously worn by a patient and formed from a water-resistant/waterproof material, and configured to prevent ingress of water in a wet environment; a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes configured to be removably coupled to the patient and to monitor an ECG of the patient; a plurality of therapy electrodes configured to be removably coupled to the patient and to deliver at least one therapeutic pulse to the patient; and a control unit disposed within the water-resistant/waterproof housing and configured to be electrically coupled to the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and the plurality of therapy electrodes, the control unit configured to receive the monitored ECG of the patient, and responsive to detection of a cardiac arrhythmia, provide the at least one therapeutic pulse to the patient via the at least one therapy electrode.
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23 Claims
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1. A wearable medical device, comprising:
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a water-resistant or waterproof housing configured to be continuously or nearly continuously worn by a patient, the water-resistant or waterproof housing formed from a water-resistant or waterproof material and configured to prevent ingress of water during operation of the wearable medical device in a wet environment; a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes configured to be removably coupled to the patient and configured to monitor an ECG of the patient during operation of the wearable medical device; a plurality of therapy electrodes configured to be removably coupled to the patient and configured to deliver at least one therapeutic pulse to the patient; a control unit disposed within the water-resistant or waterproof housing and configured to be electrically coupled to the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and the plurality of therapy electrodes; and at least one patient responsiveness button configured to allow the patient to indicate to the control unit that the patient is conscious in response to detection of a cardiac arrhythmia; wherein the control unit is configured to receive the monitored ECG of the patient, and responsive to the detection of the cardiac arrhythmia based on the monitored ECG of the patient, provide the at least one therapeutic pulse to the patient via at least one therapy electrode of the plurality of therapy electrodes while the patient is in the wet environment if the patient does not indicate via the at least one patient responsiveness button that the patient is conscious; and wherein the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and the plurality of therapy electrodes comprises a pair of combined ECG/therapy electrodes, each combined ECG/therapy electrode of the pair of combined ECG/therapy electrodes including at least one of the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and at least one of the plurality of the therapy electrodes that are disposed on a common adhesive backing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wearable medical device, comprising:
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a water-resistant or waterproof housing configured to be continuously or nearly continuously worn by a patient, the water-resistant or waterproof housing formed from a water-resistant or waterproof material and configured to prevent ingress of water during operation of the wearable medical device in a wet environment; a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes configured to be removably coupled to the patient and configured to monitor an ECG of the patient during operation of the wearable medical device; a plurality of therapy electrodes configured to be removably coupled to the patient and configured to deliver at least one therapeutic pulse to the patient; a control unit disposed within the water-resistant or waterproof housing and configured to be electrically coupled to the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and the plurality of therapy electrodes; and at least one patient responsiveness button configured to allow the patient to indicate to the control unit that the patient is conscious in response to the detection of a cardiac arrhythmia; and wherein one or more of the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and the plurality of therapy electrodes comprises an adhesive for adhesively attaching the one or more of the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and the plurality of therapy electrodes to the patient; wherein the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes is configured to monitor the ECG of the patient during operation of the wearable medical device in the wet environment and the plurality of therapy electrodes is configured to deliver the at least one therapeutic pulse to the patient during the operation of the wearable medical device in the wet environment; and wherein the control unit is configured to receive the monitored ECG of the patient, and responsive to the detection of the cardiac arrhythmia based on the monitored ECG of the patient, provide the at least one therapeutic pulse of energy to the patient via the at least one therapy electrode while the patient is in the wet environment if the patient does not indicate via the at least one patient responsiveness button that the patient is conscious. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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