Wearable therapeutic device

A wearable therapeutic device with improved comfort and ease of assembly comprising:

• a first therapy electrode and a second therapy electrode;
• a garment having a shape of a vest or a shirt and comprising a breathable fabric configured to wick moisture away from a patient and configured to enhance patient comfort by comprising material having at least two different spring rates in at least two different portions of the garment, the garment being configured to be worn about a torso of the patient and having an anterior portion and a posterior portion, the garment integrating the first therapy electrode in the anterior portion of the garment and the second therapy electrode in the posterior portion of the garment, the first therapy electrode and the second therapy electrode being formed entirely or essentially entirely from at least one of a conductive thread woven into the garment and a conductive textile material sewn into the garment;
• at least two separate therapeutic device components, wherein a first of the at least two separate therapeutic device components comprises an external defibrillator and a second of the at least two separate therapeutic device components comprises a power source;
• a conductive element permanently integrated into the garment to provide patient comfort by disposing at least a portion of the breathable fabric between the conductive element and the patient when the garment is worn by the patient and configured to electrically connect the first therapy electrode and the second therapy electrode to the external defibrillator;
• an alarm module separate from the at least two separate therapeutic device components configured to alert the patient of an impending defibrillation shock from the external defibrillator;
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• at least two sensing electrodes configured to be worn substantially continuously.

A wearable therapeutic device comprising:

• a garment having a shape of a vest or a shirt and comprising a breathable and moisture wicking fabric material configured to enhance patient comfort by having at least two different spring rates in at least two different portions of the garment, the garment being configured to be worn on a torso of a patient, the garment having an anterior portion and a posterior portion and configured to house
• at least two separate therapeutic device components, wherein a first of the at least two separate therapeutic device components comprises an external defibrillator and a second of the at least two separate therapeutic device components comprises a power source,
• a first therapy electrode disposed in the anterior portion of the garment and a second therapy electrode disposed in the posterior portion of the garment;
• a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode;
• an alarm module separate from the at least two separate therapeutic device components configured to alert the patient of an impending defibrillation shock from the external defibrillator;
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• a conductive element permanently integrated into the garment and configured to electrically connect the first therapy electrode and the second therapy electrode to the external defibrillator, wherein at least a portion of the breathable fabric is disposed between the conductive element and the patient when the garment is worn by the patient;
• wherein the first therapy electrode and the second therapy electrode are formed entirely or essentially entirely from at least one of a conductive thread woven into the garment and a conductive textile material sewn into the garment, and wherein at least one of the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode comprises a metallic surface sewn into the garment.