WEARABLE HEALTHCARE DEVICE
Technologies and implementations for wearable healthcare devices are generally disclosed. An example method performed by a wrist-wearable device includes: detecting, by a sensor, a physiological parameter of a user; determining, by a processor based on the physiological parameter, that the user is experiencing atrial fibrillation (AF); outputting, by a display, a visual signal indicating that the user is experiencing the AF; and transmitting, by a transceiver to a first external computing device, a first wireless signal indicating that the user experienced the AF.
1 . A system comprising:
a detection circuit configured to detect an electrocardiogram (ECG) of a user;
an oxygen saturation sensor configured to detect an oxygen saturation level of the user's blood;
a heart rate sensor configured to detect a heart rate of the user;
a display configured to visually output a first signal indicating the oxygen saturation level and a second signal indicating the heart rate;
a wrist-wearable device comprising:
a housing configured to connect to a wrist band; and
a transceiver configured to transmit a third signal to an external device, the third signal indicating a condition of the user;
an accelerometer configured to detect an acceleration of the wrist-wearable device; and
a location service circuit configured to identify a location of the wrist-wearable device.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wrist-wearable device comprises the detection circuit, the oxygen saturation sensor, the heart rate sensor, the display, the accelerometer, and the location service circuit.
3 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
the external device,
wherein the external device comprises the display.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the third signal indicates the ECG, the oxygen saturation level, the heart rate, the acceleration of the wrist-wearable device, and the location of the wrist-wearable device.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wrist-wearable device further comprises:
an output device configured to output a fourth signal that guides a rescuer in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the fourth signal is a timed auditory or visual signal.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the external device comprises a computer or a mobile phone.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the acceleration is indicative of a fall, and
wherein the wrist-wearable device further comprises:
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a location of a defibrillator within a distance of the location of the wrist-wearable device at the time of the fall, and
wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit a fourth signal indicating the location of the defibrillator.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wrist-wearable device further comprises:
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
determining, based on the ECG, that the user is experiencing an arrhythmia, and
wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit a fourth signal indicating that the user is experiencing the arrhythmia and the location of the wrist-wearable device at the time of the arrhythmia.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wrist-wearable device is a watch.
12 . A wrist-wearable device comprising:
a detection circuit configured to detect an electrocardiogram (ECG) of a user of the wrist-wearable device;
an oxygen saturation sensor configured to detect the oxygen saturation level of the user's blood;
a heart rate sensor configured to detect a heart rate of the user;
a display configured to visually output a signal indicating the ECG, the oxygen saturation level, and the heart rate.
13 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 12 , the signal being a first signal, the wrist-wearable device further comprising:
an accelerometer configured to detect an acceleration of the wrist-wearable device;
a location service circuit configured to identify a location of the wrist-wearable device; and
a transmitter configured to transmit a second signal indicating the oxygen saturation level, the heart rate, the acceleration of the wrist-wearable device, and the location of the wrist-wearable device.
14 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 13 , wherein the acceleration is indicative of a fall, and
wherein the second signal indicates the location of the wrist-wearable device at the time of the fall.
15 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 14 , further comprising:
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a location of a defibrillator within a distance of the location of the wrist-wearable device at the time of the fall,
wherein the second signal further indicates the location of the defibrillator.
16 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
determining, based on the ECG, that the user is experiencing an arrhythmia,
wherein the signal further indicates that the user is experiencing the arrhythmia.
17 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 16 , wherein the arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation.
18 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 17 , the signal being a first signal, the wrist-wearable device further comprising:
an output device configured to output a second signal based on the ECG, the oxygen saturation level, or the heart rate, the second signal comprising vibration or an auditory signal.
19 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 18 , wherein the display or the output device is further configured to output a third signal that guides a rescuer in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
20 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 19 , wherein the third signal is a timed auditory or visual signal.
21 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 12 , further comprising:
memory storing data indicative of the ECG.
22 . The wrist-wearable device of claim 12 , wherein the wrist-wearable device is a watch.
23 . A method performed by a wrist-wearable device, the method comprising:
detecting an electrocardiogram (ECG) of a user;
detecting an oxygenation level of the user's blood;
determining a condition of the user based on the ECG and the oxygenation level; and
transmitting or displaying a signal indicating the condition of the user.
24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the signal indicates the ECG.
25 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the signal indicates that the user is experiencing an arrhythmia.
26 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the signal indicates the oxygenation level of the user's blood.
27 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising:
detecting an acceleration of the wrist-wearable device.
28 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the acceleration is indicative of a fall, and
wherein the method further comprises:
determining a location of the wrist-wearable device at the time of the fall; and
determining a location of a defibrillator within a distance of the location of the wrist-wearable device at the time of the fall,
wherein the signal further indicates the location of the wrist-wearable device at the time of the fall and the location of the defibrillator.