Abstract:
A wearable defibrillator includes a plurality of ECG electrodes removably attached to a patient and configured to sense a cardiac condition of the patient, and at least one therapy pad configured to deliver electrical therapy to the patient. The wearable defibrillator may include a microphone configured to receive an audio input and sense environmental noise and a speaker configured to output one or more alarms signaling that treatment is about to be provided to the patient. At least one processor of the wearable defibrillator is operatively connected to the plurality of ECG electrodes, the at least one therapy pad, a memory, and the at least one audio device. The at least one processor is configured to monitor the sensed cardiac condition and increase a volume of the one or more alarms when the microphone senses from the environmental noise that the wearable defibrillator is in a high noise environment.
Abstract:
A wearable device and method of monitoring the condition of a patient. The wearable device includes at least one sensor and at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one sensor. The wearable device also includes an operator interface device operatively connected to the at least one processor. The at least one processor causes the device to allow for customization of at least one output message to be delivered via the operator interface device.
Abstract:
A system and method for conservation of battery power in a portable medical device is provided. In one example, a processor arrangement that includes a plurality of processors is implemented. At least one of these processors is configured to execute the critical functions of the medical device, while one or more other processors assume a reduced service level, thereby drawing significantly less power. According to this arrangement, the medical device conserves energy by drawing the additional electrical power needed to activate the additional processing power only when needed.
Abstract:
A remote alarm for use with a wearable medical device. The remote alarm is configured to receive alarms, voice messages and prompts issued by the wearable medical device and to repeat those alarms, voice messages and prompts in a manner that can more easily be perceived by a patient wearing the wearable medical device or a bystander. The remote alarm can be configured to receive a communication from the wearable medical device, and in response, to identify one or more messages to be provided to the patient or a bystander. The messages may be provided audibly, visually, tactilely or combinations thereof. The remote alarm 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.
Abstract:
A patient monitoring device is described that includes a wireless transceiver, an asset management database, and a processor communicably coupled to the wireless transceiver and the asset management database and configured to receive patient monitoring information gathered by the patient monitoring device, format the patient monitoring information into a plurality of frames, each frame of the plurality of frames associated with an incident identifier that identifies an emergency medical services (EMS) incident during which the patient monitoring information was gathered, store the plurality of frames to the asset management database, separately retrieve one or more frames of the plurality of frames from the asset management database based on the incident identifier, and provide one or more retrieved set of one or more frames to the wireless transceiver for transmission.
Abstract:
A system for supplementing communications capabilities of a patient monitoring device, the system including an interface device configured to communicably couple with and to receive the patient monitoring information from the patient monitoring device, a memory device hosted by the interface device and configured to store at least a portion of the patient monitoring information, a wireless transceiver hosted by the interface device, a database hosted by the interface device; and a processor communicably coupled to the wireless transceiver and the asset management database, the processor configured to format the patient monitoring information into one or more data objects, each of the one or more data objects associated with an EMS incident during which the patient monitoring information was gathered, the processor further configured to store the one or more data objects to the database and to transmit the one or more data objects with the wireless transceiver.
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.
Abstract:
A wearable device and method of monitoring the condition of a patient. The wearable device includes at least one sensor and at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one sensor. The wearable device also includes an operator interface device operatively connected to the at least one processor. The at least one processor causes the device to allow for customization of at least one output message to be delivered via the operator interface device.
Abstract:
A system and method for conservation of battery power in a portable medical device is provided. In one example, a processor arrangement includes a dual core processor having an ARM core and a DSP core. The portable medical device includes a monitor having the dual core processor, in communication with a belt node processor. The DSP core receives physiological data from the physiological sensor and sends the physiological data to the ARM core. The ARM core analyzes the physiological data to determine if a treatment sequence is necessary. The DSP core receives physiological data from the at least one physiological sensor and sends the physiological data to the ARM core, and also analyzes the physiological data to determine proper timing of the treatment sequence by the at least one therapy delivery device to synchronize at least one pulse of the treatment sequence with the physiological data.
Abstract:
A system and method for conservation of battery power in a portable medical device is provided. In one example, a processor arrangement that includes a plurality of processors is implemented. At least one of these processors is configured to execute the critical functions of the medical device, while one or more other processors assume a reduced service level, thereby drawing significantly less power. According to this arrangement, the medical device conserves energy by drawing the additional electrical power needed to activate the additional processing power only when needed.