Transmitting treatment information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9474446-B2
Application number	US-201414498595-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2014
Priority date	Sep 27, 2013
Publication date	Oct 25, 2016
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016

Abstract

A system includes a first computing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The processor and the memory are configured to receive at least one of (i) information indicative of treatment of a victim by a first caregiver using the first computing device and (ii) information indicative of a health status of the victim; determine that treatment of the victim by the first caregiver using the first computing device is completed; and transmit the received information to a second computing device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a defibrillating device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the processor and the memory configured to:
receive, based on the commencement of a treatment of a victim, at least one of (i) information indicative of the treatment of the victim by a first caregiver using the defibrillating device and (ii) information indicative of a health status of the victim;
determine, in response to completion of treatment by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device, that the treatment of the victim by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device is completed; and
transmit the received information to a computing device.

2. The system of claim 1 , in which receiving the information indicative of treatment of the victim includes detecting a characteristic of the treatment of the victim by the first caregiver.

3. The system of claim 2 , in which the characteristic of the treatment comprises one or more of a depth of chest compressions, a rate of chest compressions, a duration of chest compressions, and an indication of a continuity of chest compressions.

4. The system of claim 1 , in which receiving the information indicative of a health status of the victim includes detecting a characteristic of the health status of the victim.

5. The system of claim 4 , in which the characteristic of the health status comprises one or more of a vital sign of the victim and an ECG trace of the victim.

6. The system of claim 1 , in which determining that treatment of the victim by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device is completed comprises detecting an indication that treatment is completed.

7. The system of claim 6 , in which detecting an indication that treatment is completed comprises detecting that the defibrillating device has been disconnected from the victim.

8. The system of claim 6 , in which determining that treatment of the victim by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device is completed comprises receiving an input from the first caregiver.

9. The system of claim 6 , which determining that treatment of the victim by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device is completed comprises receiving a signal from the computing device.

10. The system of claim 1 , in which the defibrillating device comprises a defibrillator.

11. The system of claim 1 , in which the defibrillating device comprises a mobile computing device.

12. The system of claim 1 , in which the computing device comprises a second defibrillator.

13. The system of claim 1 , in which the computing device comprises a server.

14. The system of claim 1 , comprising transmitting the received information to the computing device according to a secure communications protocol.

15. The system of claim 14 , comprising transmitting a key to the computing device.

16. The system of claim 15 , in which the key is based on an identifier of the victim and an identifier of the first device.

17. The system of claim 14 , comprising transmitting, to a third computing device, key enabling the third computing device to access the information transmitted to the computing device.

18. The system of claim 1 , in which the defibrillating device is configured to transmit the received information after a primary functionality of the defibrillating device has been turned off.

19. A method comprising:
receiving, based on the commencement of a treatment of a victim, at least one of (i) information indicative of the treatment of the victim by a first caregiver using a defibrillating device and (ii) information indicative of a health status of the victim;
determining, in response to completion of treatment by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device, that treatment of the victim by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device is completed; and
transmitting the received information to a computing device.

20. The method of claim 19 , in which receiving the information indicative of treatment of the victim includes detecting a characteristic of the treatment of the victim by the first caregiver.

21. The method of claim 19 , in which receiving the information indicative of a health status of the victim includes detecting a characteristic of the health status of the victim.

22. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing a computing system to:
receive, based on the commencement of a treatment of a victim, at least one of (i) information indicative of the treatment of the victim by a first caregiver using a defibrillating device and (ii) information indicative of a health status of the victim;
determine, in response to completion of treatment by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device, that treatment of the victim by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device is completed; and
transmit the received information to a computing device.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , in which receiving the information indicative of treatment of the victim includes detecting a characteristic of the treatment of the victim by the first caregiver.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , in which receiving the information indicative of a health status of the victim includes detecting a characteristic of the health status of the victim.

25. A system comprising:
a defibrillating device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the processor and the memory configured to:
receive, based on the commencement of a treatment of a victim, at least one of (i) information indicative of the treatment of the victim by a first caregiver using the defibrillating device and (ii) information indicative of a health status of the victim;
determine, in response to completion of treatment by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device, that treatment of the victim by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device is completed, including detecting that the defibrillating device has been disconnected from the victim; and
transmit the received information to a computing device.

26. The system of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the received information to the computing device occurs after determining that the treatment of the victim by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device is completed.

27. The system of claim 25 , wherein transmitting the received information to the computing device occurs after determining that the treatment of the victim by the first caregiver using the defibrillating device is completed.

Assignees

• Zoll Medical Corp

Inventors

• Amann John
• Freeman Gary A

Classifications

• A61B5/0006 Primary

  ECG or EEG signals · CPC title

• A61B5/4848

  Monitoring or testing the effects of treatment, e.g. of medication · CPC title

• A61N1/3993

  User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators · CPC title

• A61N1/3968

  Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings (A61N1/375 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61B5/053

  Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body · CPC title