Wearable therapeutic device
AssigneeZOLL Medical Corporation
InventorsEmil Oskin, Philip C. Skalos, Thomas E. Kaib
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Abstract
A wearable monitoring device is provided. The wearable monitoring device includes a garment to hold an electrode, be worn about a subject, and include an orientation circuit. The monitoring device also includes a control unit coupled to the orientation circuit capable of measuring at least one parameter associated with the orientation circuit and determine whether the electrode is positioned in the garment with the conductive surface oriented towards the subject based on the at least one parameter.
Claims17
A wearable monitoring and treatment device comprising:
- a garment configured to hold at least one therapy electrode and be worn about a patient, the garment comprising circuitry, at least a portion of such circuitry being integrated into the garment;
- and
- at least one processor operatively coupled to the circuitry, the at least one processor configured to
- measure at least one parameter associated with the circuitry included in the garment, and
- determine, based on the at least one parameter, whether a conductive surface of the at least one therapy electrode is positioned on the patient to apply therapy to the patient, and
- cause, responsive to determining that the conductive surface of the at least one therapy electrode is not positioned on the patient so as to apply the therapy to the patient, an alarm to instruct the patient to at least one of
- tighten the garment, and
- reposition the at least one therapy electrode so that the conductive surface of the at least one therapy electrode is positioned to apply the therapy to the patient,
- wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the alarm to provide a warning that the therapy will be applied within a time period.
A wearable monitoring and treatment device comprising:
- a garment configured to hold at least one therapy electrode and be worn about a patient, the garment comprising circuitry, at least a portion of such circuitry being integrated into the garment;
- an alarm;
- and
- at least one processor operatively coupled to the circuitry, the at least one processor configured to
- measure at least one parameter associated with the circuitry included in the garment, and
- determine, based on the at least one parameter, whether a conductive surface of the at least one therapy electrode is positioned on the patient to apply therapy to the patient, and
- cause, responsive to determining that the conductive surface of the at least one therapy electrode is not positioned on the patient so as to apply the therapy to the patient, an alarm to instruct the patient to at least one of
- tighten the garment, and
- reposition the at least one therapy electrode so that the conductive surface of the at least one therapy electrode is positioned to apply the therapy to the patient,
- wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the alarm to instruct the patient to tighten the garment responsive to at least one of movement of the garment and expansion of the garment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.