Wearable medical device with integrated blood oxygen saturation level device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11679253-B2
Application number	US-202017133939-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 24, 2020
Priority date	Feb 16, 2020
Publication date	Jun 20, 2023
Grant date	Jun 20, 2023

Abstract

Technologies and implementations for a wearable medical device (WMD). The technologies and implementations facilitate incorporating a blood oxygen saturation level device with the WMD. Additionally, the technologies and implementations include wearable cardioverter device (WCD) incorporating a blood oxygen saturation level device.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a support structure, the support structure configured to be worn by a person;
a plurality of electrodes coupled to the support structure, the plurality of electrodes configured to receive electrocardiogram (ECG) signals from the person;
a blood oxygen saturation level device included in the support structure;
a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) device communicatively coupled to the plurality of electrodes and the blood oxygen saturation level device,
the WCD device configured to:
detect a cardiac event based on the ECG signals, the cardiac event being at least one of ventricular fibrillation (VF) or ventricular tachycardia (VT),
prepare to deliver an electrical shock to the person,
prompt the person to utilize the blood oxygen saturation level device to obtain a blood oxygen measurement in response to the cardiac based event being detected,
abort delivery of electrical shock by the WCD device in response to receiving the blood oxygen measurement; and
deliver the electrical shock when the blood oxygen measurements is not received within a predetermined period.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the support structure comprises a garment.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the blood oxygen saturation level device comprises a pulse oximeter sensor.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the blood oxygen saturation level device is configured to receive power from the WCD.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the blood oxygen saturation level device comprises a cover and a sensor recessed into the support structure.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the cover is configured to activate the sensor when the cover is opened.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the cover is configured to detect a presence of a finger placed on the sensor.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the blood oxygen saturation level device is disposed in a pocket integrated with the support structure, the pocket configured to accommodate a finger.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the pocket is further configured to accommodate a sensor.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the sensor is configured to detect a presence of the finger placed on the sensor.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the blood oxygen saturation level device is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the support structure.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the blood oxygen saturation level device includes hook and loop fasteners.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the blood oxygen saturation level device includes snap fasteners.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the blood oxygen saturation level device includes magnets.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the WCD and the blood oxygen saturation level device are configured to be modular.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electrodes comprises the plurality of electrodes included in the support structure.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the blood oxygen saturation level device comprises the blood oxygen saturation level device included in the support structure.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the WCD device comprises an abort button configured to cause the WCD device to stop an impending electrical shock when actuated, and the WCD device is configured to deliver the electrical shock when the blood oxygen measurements is not received within a predetermined period and the abort button is not actuated.

19. A method for identifying a person by a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD), the method comprising:
receiving, at a processor included in the WCD, an indication of a first health related data from a first healthcare device;
receiving, at the processor included in the WCD, an indication of a second health related data from a second healthcare device;
correlating, by the processor included in the WCD, the indication of the first health related data with the second health related data;
storing, at a storage medium included in the WCD, the correlated indications of the first health related data and the second health related data; and
determining, by the processor included in the WCD, an identity of the person based, at least in part, on the stored correlated indications.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising:
receiving, at the processor, a plurality of subsequent indications of the first health related data from the first healthcare device;
receiving, at the processor, a plurality of subsequent indications of the second health related data from the second healthcare device;
correlating, by the processor, the plurality of subsequent indications of the first health related data with the plurality of subsequent indications of the second health related data;
storing, at the storage medium, the correlated plurality of subsequent indications; and
confirming, by the processor, the identity of the person based, at least in part, on the stored correlated plurality of subsequent indications.

Assignees

• West Affum Holdings
• West Affum Holdings Dac

Inventors

• Webster Brian D

Classifications

• A61N1/3993

  User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators · CPC title

• A61N1/3904

  External heart defibrillators [EHD] · CPC title

• A61N1/046 Primary

  Specially adapted for shock therapy, e.g. defibrillation · CPC title

• A61N1/0484

  Garment electrodes worn by the patient · CPC title

• A61N1/36514

  controlled by a physiological quantity other than heart potential, e.g. blood pressure (controlled by two or more physical parameters A61N1/36585) · CPC title