Wearable cardioverter defibrillator care system with health and emotional companion accessory
AssigneeWest Affum Holdings Corp.
InventorsTraci Umberger, Krystyna Szul
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Abstract
A wearable cardioverter defibrillator system supported with a customizable, goal-oriented, companion device. Functionality can be tailored to the goal for a user type. For a patient, the companion device can improve compliance with wear or prescription. Goals can include emotional support, or a specific health, including activity, support. The goal-oriented companion device can receive and process information using machine learning techniques, and interface with a user and other systems and devices.
Claims12
A wearable system, comprising:
- a remote station;
- a wearable medical device comprising:
- a sensor support structure configured to be worn by a user;
- a monitoring device configured to monitor at least one user parameter using the sensor support structure;
- a processor comprising a detection module configured to detect the user parameter;
- a communication module configured to send information about the at least one patient parameter to a location outside the wearable medical device;
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- a companion device configured to provide wear compliance support and in communication with the remote station and the wearable medical device, the companion device comprising a user interface, a companion communication module, and a companion processor, and further wherein the companion device is configured to engage the user via the user interface when communication does not occur with the wearable medical device when a predetermined threshold is satisfied.
A method of using a user support companion device with a Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) system, the method comprising:
- setting a goal for a user of the companion;
- processing data relevant to the goal over a WCD wear time about the user of the WCD system including at least one of user input data and the WCD data;
- generating a profile of the user by applying machine learning methods to the processed data and providing an update indicative of progress toward the goal;
- determining when the update warrants engagement with the user;
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- when engagement is warranted, initiating companion and user interaction to motivate the user of the WCD to an action for achieving the set goal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.