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Granted Patent B2
US 12,220,584 · App. 18/225,578 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Asystole and complete heart block detection

Inventor: Joseph L. Sullivan (Kirkland, WA)
Assignee: West Affum Holdings DAC
A61N1/365A61B5/352A61N1/3625A61N1/3904
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Patent No.
US 12,220,584
App. No.
18/225,578
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one example, an apparatus of a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system comprises a support structure wearable by a patient, a plurality of electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes to obtain an ECG signal, a processor to receive and analyze the ECG signal of the patient, wherein the processor is configured to monitor four or more channels of the ECG signal, a high voltage subsystem coupled with defibrillation electrodes configured to be coupled with patient, wherein processor is configured to cause the high voltage subsystem to apply a therapeutic shock to the patient through the defibrillation electrodes in response to a shockable event detected by the processor from the ECG signal. The processor measures a peak-to-peak amplitude of QRS complexes of the ECG signal, and detects asystole in the patient when the peak-to-peak amplitude of one or more QRS complexes is less than an asystole threshold. Other examples and related methods are disclosed herein.

Claims (13)

1. A method to detect bradycardia in a patient using a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD), wherein the WCD includes a support structure wearable by the patient, a plurality of electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes capable of being applied to the skin of the patient to obtain an ECG signal, a processor to receive and analyze the ECG signal of the patient, wherein the processor is configured to monitor four or more channels of the ECG signal, and a high voltage subsystem coupled with defibrillation electrodes configured to be coupled with patient, wherein the high voltage subsystem is configured to apply a therapeutic shock to the patient through the defibrillation electrodes in response to a shockable detected by the processor from the ECG signal, the method comprising:

monitoring the ECG signal of the patient to determine a heart rate of the patient;

monitoring respiration of the patient;

determining whether the heart rate of the patient is in a conditional zone defined as being less than a conditional threshold for bradycardia and above an absolute threshold for bradycardia;

detecting non-perfusing bradycardia in the patient when the heart rate is in the conditional zone and no respiration is detected; and

applying pacing to the patient responsive to detecting non-perfusing bradycardia in the patient.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting perfusing bradycardia when the heart rate is in the conditional zone and respiration is detected.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring respiration of the patient comprises measuring changes in impedance of the patient's skin between two or more of the plurality of ECG electrodes.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the conditional threshold is about 40 beats per minute.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the absolute threshold is about 20 beats per minute.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising measuring a pulse of the patient via an external monitor, and measuring the heart rate of the patient based on the measured pulse, wherein the measured heart rate from the external monitor is also used by the WCD to determine whether the patient is perfusing or is non-perfusing.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising measuring a blood pressure of the patient via an external monitor, wherein the measured blood pressure from the external monitor is also used by the WCD to determine whether the patient is perfusing or is non-perfusing.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2025
From: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
To: WEST AFFUM HOLDINGS CORP.
Reel/Frame 070406/0507 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2023
From: SULLIVAN, JOSEPH L.
To: STRYKER CORP.
Reel/Frame 065718/0231 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2023
From: WEST AFFUM HOLDINGS CORP.
To: WEST AFFUM HOLDINGS DAC
Reel/Frame 065719/0573 →
Continuity (3)
Division 17142477 · Jan 6, 2021
Provisional Application 62957411 · Jan 6, 2020
Related Publication 20240024686A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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