Remote medical device alarm
First Claim
1. A wearable remote device for use with a wearable defibrillator comprising:
- a strap for disposing the wearable remote device on a wrist of a patient;
a user interface accessible by the patient, a caregiver, a medical service provider or a technician, wherein the user interface is configured toprovide settings for indicating whether information received from the wearable defibrillator is to be one of urgently communicated to the patient or not to be urgently communicated to the patient, andprovide one or more alarms including at least an alarm indicating a cardiac arrhythmia condition of the patient necessitating a therapy;
a processor configuredto determine whether the information received from the wearable defibrillator is to be urgently communicated to the patient via the wearable remote device and to which a response from the patient is required,to cause, responsive to determining that the information is to be urgently communicated to the patient via the wearable remote device and to which the response from the patient is required, the wearable remote device to provide an alarm comprising both a vibrational notification to the patient and at least one of an audible and a visual notification to the patient to indicate that the alarm is of an urgent nature, andto cause, responsive to determining that the information is not to be urgently communicated to the patient, the wearable remote device to store the information in a memory for subsequent review;
one or more user response elements that can be actuated by the patient to respond to the alarm communicated to the patient and cause the wearable defibrillator to withhold the therapy that is responsive to the cardiac arrhythmia condition; and
communications circuitry disposed in the wearable remote device;
wherein the wearable defibrillator comprises a controller configured to detect the cardiac arrhythmia condition of the patient based on an analysis of at least one ECG signal obtained from the patient via at least one sensing electrode and to begin a treatment sequence to deliver the therapy via at least one therapy electrode; and
wherein the communications circuitry can wirelessly communicate with the wearable defibrillator to provide information regarding actuation by the patient of the one or more user response elements to the wearable defibrillator to cause the wearable defibrillator to withhold the therapy that is responsive to the cardiac arrhythmia condition.
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Abstract
A remote alarm for use with a wearable defibrillator. The remote alarm may be a wearable remote device including a strap for disposing the wearable remote device on a wrist of a patient and communications circuitry disposed in the wearable remote device to wirelessly communicate with the wearable defibrillator. The wearable remote device may be configured to receive alarms, voice messages and prompts issued by the wearable defibrillator and to repeat those alarms, voice messages and prompts in a manner that can more easily be perceived by a patient wearing the wearable defibrillator or a bystander. The wearable remote device may further be configured to take certain actions depending upon the content of the communication, such as sending a telephone message to alert emergency personnel to the identity, location and medical condition of the patient, or sending an email to a friend, caregiver, or relative.
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31 Claims
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1. A wearable remote device for use with a wearable defibrillator comprising:
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a strap for disposing the wearable remote device on a wrist of a patient; a user interface accessible by the patient, a caregiver, a medical service provider or a technician, wherein the user interface is configured to provide settings for indicating whether information received from the wearable defibrillator is to be one of urgently communicated to the patient or not to be urgently communicated to the patient, and provide one or more alarms including at least an alarm indicating a cardiac arrhythmia condition of the patient necessitating a therapy; a processor configured to determine whether the information received from the wearable defibrillator is to be urgently communicated to the patient via the wearable remote device and to which a response from the patient is required, to cause, responsive to determining that the information is to be urgently communicated to the patient via the wearable remote device and to which the response from the patient is required, the wearable remote device to provide an alarm comprising both a vibrational notification to the patient and at least one of an audible and a visual notification to the patient to indicate that the alarm is of an urgent nature, and to cause, responsive to determining that the information is not to be urgently communicated to the patient, the wearable remote device to store the information in a memory for subsequent review; one or more user response elements that can be actuated by the patient to respond to the alarm communicated to the patient and cause the wearable defibrillator to withhold the therapy that is responsive to the cardiac arrhythmia condition; and communications circuitry disposed in the wearable remote device; wherein the wearable defibrillator comprises a controller configured to detect the cardiac arrhythmia condition of the patient based on an analysis of at least one ECG signal obtained from the patient via at least one sensing electrode and to begin a treatment sequence to deliver the therapy via at least one therapy electrode; and wherein the communications circuitry can wirelessly communicate with the wearable defibrillator to provide information regarding actuation by the patient of the one or more user response elements to the wearable defibrillator to cause the wearable defibrillator to withhold the therapy that is responsive to the cardiac arrhythmia condition. - 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)
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28. A wearable remote device comprising:
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a user interface accessible by a patient, a caregiver, a medical service provider or a technician; a strap constructed to removably secure the wearable remote device to a wrist of a patient; communications circuitry for wirelessly communicating with a wearable defibrillator and configured to receive information from the wearable defibrillator, wherein the wearable defibrillator comprises a controller configured to detect a cardiac arrhythmia of the patient based on an analysis of at least one ECG signal obtained from the patient via at least one sensing electrode and to begin a treatment sequence to deliver a therapy via at least one therapy electrode; a processor coupled to the user interface, the processor being configured to cause the user interface to provide settings for indicating whether the information received from the wearable defibrillator is to be one of urgently communicated to the patient or not to be urgently communicated to the patient, wherein the information that is to be urgently communicated to the patient comprises information relating to the cardiac arrhythmia of the patient necessitating the therapy; to determine whether the information received from the wearable defibrillator comprises information to be urgently communicated to the patient via the wearable remote device and to which a response from the patient is required, to cause, responsive to determining that the information received from the wearable defibrillator comprises information that is not to be urgently communicated, the wearable remote device to store the information in a memory for subsequent review, and to cause, responsive to determining that the information received from the wearable defibrillator comprises information relating to the cardiac arrhythmia of the patient necessitating the therapy, the wearable remote device to provide a notification, wherein the notification comprises both a vibrational notification to the patient and at least one of an audible and a visual notification to the patient to indicate that the notification is of an urgent nature; and at least one user response button disposed on the wearable remote device that can be actuated by the patient to communicate a condition of the patient to the wearable defibrillator in response to the notification relating to the cardiac arrhythmia. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A wearable remote device comprising:
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a user interface accessible by a patient, a caregiver, a medical service provider or a technician; a strap constructed to removably secure the wearable remote device to a wrist of a patient; communications circuitry for wirelessly communicating with a wearable defibrillator and configured to receive information from the wearable defibrillator, wherein the wearable defibrillator comprises a controller configured to detect an arrhythmia condition of the patient based on an analysis of at least one ECG signal obtained from the patient via at least one sensing electrode and to begin a treatment sequence to deliver a therapy via at least one therapy electrode; and a processor operatively coupled to the user interface, wherein the processor is configured to cause the user interface to provide settings for indicating whether information received from the wearable defibrillator is to be one of urgently communicated to the patient or not to be urgently communicated to the patient, wherein the information that is to be urgently communicated to the patient comprises information relating to the arrhythmia condition of the patient; and wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the information received from the wearable defibrillator comprises information that is to be urgently communicated to the patient via the wearable remote device and to which a response from the patient is required, wherein, responsive to determining that the information received from the wearable defibrillator comprises information that is to be urgently communicated to the patient via the wearable remote device and to which the response from the patient is required, the processor is further configured to cause the wearable remote device to provide both a vibrational notification to the patient and at least one of an audible and a visual notification to the patient to indicate that the notification is of an urgent nature; wherein the processor is configured to cause the user interface to receive input from the patient to withhold the therapy relating to the arrhythmia condition of the patient; and wherein, responsive to determining that the information received from the wearable defibrillator comprises information that is not to be urgently communicated, the processor is further configured to cause the wearable remote device to store the information in a memory for subsequent review.
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31. A wearable remote device comprising:
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a strap constructed to removably secure the wearable remote device to a wrist of a patient; communications circuitry for wirelessly communicating with a control unit of a wearable defibrillator and configured to receive information from the wearable defibrillator, wherein the control unit of the wearable defibrillator is configured to detect an arrhythmia condition of the patient based on an analysis of at least one ECG signal obtained from the patient via at least one sensing electrode and to begin a treatment sequence to deliver a therapy via at least one therapy electrode; a user interface accessible by a patient, a caregiver, a medical service provider or a technician, wherein the user interface is configured to provide settings for indicating whether information received from the wearable defibrillator is to be one of urgently communicated to the patient or not to be urgently communicated to the patient; and a processor coupled to the user interface, wherein the processor causes the user interface to provide a notification relating to the arrhythmia condition of the patient necessitating the therapy, the processor being configured to cause the user interface to provide settings for indicating whether information received from the wearable defibrillator is to be one of urgently communicated to the patient or not to be urgently communicated to the patient, wherein the information that is to be urgently communicated to the patient comprises information relating to the arrhythmia condition of the patient necessitating the therapy to determine whether the information received from the wearable defibrillator comprises information that is to be urgently communicated to the patient via the wearable remote device and to which a response from the patient is required, to cause, responsive to determining that the information received from the wearable defibrillator comprises information that is to be urgently communicated to the patient and to which the response from the patient is required, the wearable remote device to provide both a vibrating notification to the patient and at least one of an audible and a visual notification to the patient via the user interface to indicate that the notification is of an urgent nature, and to cause, responsive to determining that the information received from the wearable defibrillator comprises information that is not to be urgently communicated, the wearable remote device to store the information in a memory for subsequent review; wherein the wearable defibrillator comprises a harness worn about a torso of the patient; wherein the user interface is coupled to the strap and configured to be accessible to the patient to receive input from the patient relating to the arrhythmia condition; and wherein the user interface comprises at least one user response element configured to receive the input from the patient relating to the arrhythmia condition in response to the vibrating notification and the at least one of the audible and the visual notification.
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