Wearable defibrillator with audio input/output

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11083886-B2
Application number	US-201916542343-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2019
Priority date	Jun 6, 2007
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

A wearable defibrillator includes a plurality of ECG electrodes configured to be removably attached to a patient and sense ECG information of the patient, and at least one therapy pad configured to deliver electrical therapy to the patient. The wearable defibrillator includes at least one audio device including a microphone configured to receive an audio input and an audio output device configured to provide an audio output. 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 in a set up phase, receive by the microphone and store in the memory, the audio input comprising a voice recording, and cause the audio output device to provide the audio output by to playing back the voice recording to the patient.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable defibrillator comprising:
a plurality of ECG electrodes configured to be removably attached to a patient and sense ECG information of the patient;
at least one therapy pad configured to deliver electrical therapy to the patient;
at least one audio device, the at least one audio device including
a microphone configured to receive an audio input, and
an audio output device configured to provide an audio output; and

at least one processor 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 configured to
in a setup phase, receive by the microphone and store in the memory, the audio input comprising a voice recording, and
cause the audio output device to provide the audio output by playing back the voice recording to the patient.

2. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to prompt the audio output device to deliver a second audio output comprising one or more customized alarms including the voice recording.

3. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1 , wherein the voice recording comprises special messaging instructions to support the needs of the patient.

4. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1 , wherein the voice recording comprises a name of the patient.

5. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to generate a unique identifier related to the patient.

6. The wearable defibrillator of claim 5 , wherein the unique identifier comprises features from a patient's voice signature created as part of the setup phase.

7. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1 , wherein the voice recording comprises personalized instructions.

8. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1 , wherein the setup phase is conducted during an initial use of the wearable defibrillator by the patient.

9. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to output one or more health survey questions to the patient.

10. The wearable defibrillator of claim 9 , wherein the one or more health survey questions relate to one or more symptoms experienced by the patient.

11. The wearable defibrillator of claim 10 , wherein the memory stores a voice signature and the at least one processor is configured to identify a person's voice and determine when the patient is providing the audio input.

12. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to output a responsiveness inquiry via the audio output device to the patient.

13. The wearable defibrillator of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to output one or more instructions related to the responsiveness inquiry via the audio output device.

14. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to record the audio input for later review and determination of a diagnosis for the patient.

15. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1 , wherein the audio output played back by the audio output device comprises a name of the patient played back during startup.

16. The wearable defibrillator of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to instruct the audio output device to output customized alarms in response to detecting a life threatening cardiac condition in the sensed ECG information.

17. The wearable defibrillator of claim 16 , wherein the cardiac condition comprises an arrhythmia.

Assignees

• Zoll Medical Corp

Inventors

• Macho John D
• Volpe Shane S
• Rattanni Richard A
• Skalos Philip C
• Kaib Thomas E
• Linder Marshal W

Classifications

• A61B5/318

  Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG] · CPC title

• A61B5/0002

  Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network (endoradiosondes A61B5/07) · CPC title

• A61B5/282

  Holders for multiple electrodes (for introduction into the body A61B5/287) · CPC title

• A61B5/7405

  using sound · CPC title

• A61B5/6805

  Vests, e.g. shirts or gowns · CPC title