Light-based feedback output by accessory devices
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsTaylor Christian Sears, Tyson G. Taylor
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Abstract
Example techniques relate to an accessory device outputting light-based feedback related to a treatment or physiological condition of a subject. An example method includes identifying a treatment parameter indicative of a treatment being administered to a subject; determining that the treatment parameter is outside of a threshold range; and in response to determining that the treatment parameter is outside of the threshold range, causing an accessory device to output a light signal indicative of a recommendation to alter the treatment.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a medical device comprising:
- a port;
- a measurement circuit configured to:
- detect transthoracic impedance of a subject by analyzing an input signal received by the port;
- a processor configured to:
- identify a rate of chest compressions administered to the subject by analyzing the transthoracic impedance;
- determine that the rate of the chest compressions is outside of a threshold range;
- in response to determining that the rate of the chest compressions is outside of the threshold range, generate an output signal;
- and
- provide the output signal to the port;
- and
- an electrode accessory comprising:
- a connector configured to be removably coupled with the port, the connector comprising a light source configured to output a visual signal in response to receiving the output signal, wherein a color, frequency, or pulse pattern of the visual signal is indicative of a recommendation to alter the rate of the chest compressions;
- an electrode pad comprising:
- an electrically insulative substrate;
- and
- an electrode disposed on a first surface of the electrically insulative substrate and configured to detect the input signal from a chest of the subject;
- a cable configured to electrically connect the connector to the electrode;
- and
- a light guide optically connected to the light source and configured to propagate the visual signal, the light guide extending along the cable and onto a second surface of the electrically insulative substrate.
A medical device comprising:
- a port configured to be removably coupled with an accessory device;
- a processor configured to:
- identify a treatment parameter indicative of a treatment being administered to a subject;
- determine that the treatment parameter is outside of a threshold range;
- and
- in response to determining that the treatment parameter is outside of the threshold range, cause the accessory device to output a visual signal indicative of a recommendation to alter the treatment by providing an output signal to the port.
A method, comprising:
- identifying a treatment parameter indicative of a treatment being administered to a subject;
- determining that the treatment parameter is outside of a threshold range;
- and
- in response to determining that the treatment parameter is outside of the threshold range, causing an accessory device to output a visual signal indicative of a recommendation to alter the treatment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.