Wearable defibrillator system forwarding patient information based on recipient profile and/or event type
A WCD system is configured to monitor various characteristics of the WCD system including about the patient. The information collected by the WCD is generally referred to as “patient information.” The WCD system is further configured to transmit certain of the patient information to different recipients based on predetermined profiles with which one or more of the recipients is associated. In various embodiments, different sets or subsets of the patient information may be sent to different recipients.
1. A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system, comprising:
a support structure configured to be worn by a patient;
a plurality of electrodes;
an energy storage module configured to store an electrical charge;
a discharge circuit configured to be coupled to the energy storage module and configured to provide a shock to the patient while the support structure is worn by the patient using the plurality of electrodes and the electrical charge stored in the energy storage module; and
a processor comprising:
a location module configured to determine a location of the patient;
an event detection module configured to detect an occurrence of a notifiable event;
a notification table that includes information used to identify a first subset of patient information to transmit to a first recipient, and to identify a second subset of patient information to transmit to a second recipient, wherein the first subset of patient information and the second subset of patient information are based in part on the notifiable event; and
a communication module configured to transmit the first subset of patient information to the first recipient and the second subset of patient information to the second recipient.
2. The WCD system of claim 1 , further comprising a WCD server configured to be communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the WCD server includes information used to determine the first subset of patient information to transmit to the first recipient and to identify the second subset of patient information to transmit to the second recipient.
3. The WCD system of claim 1 , further comprising a mobile communication device, separate from the processor, configured to be communicatively coupled to the processor and to implement, at least a part of, the communication module.
4. The WCD system of claim 3 , wherein the mobile communication device further implements, at least a part of, the location module.
5. The WCD system of claim 1 , wherein the notification table comprises one or more profile tables in which the first subset of patient information and the second subset of patient information are identified.
6. The WCD system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more profile tables include information that associates particular subsets of patient information with subscribed recipients, at least two subscribed recipients having substantially different corresponding subsets of patient information.
7. The WCD system of claim 6 , wherein the communication module is further configured to transmit the patient information and a notification of the notifiable event to a WCD system server, and wherein the WCD system server is configured to implement a notification module and the one or more profile tables to facilitate the transmission of the first subset of patient information to the first recipient and the second subset of patient information to the second recipient.
8. The WCD system of claim 7 , wherein the first recipient comprises a dispatch server, and wherein the WCD system server is further configured to communicate, at least, the first subset of patient information to the dispatch server, the dispatch server being configured to communicate, at least a portion of, the first subset of patient information received from the WCD system server to one or more responders.
9. The WCD system of claim 1 , wherein the notification table is hosted on a remote server accessible using the communication module.
10. The WCD system of claim 1 , wherein the patient information comprises a location of the support structure, and wherein to determine the location of the patient, the location module is configured to obtain the location of the patient using a location service.
11. A method for use in a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system comprising a support structure configured to be worn by a patient, and a plurality of electrodes coupled to or integrated in the support structure, the method comprising:
monitoring, by at least one processor of the WCD system, one or more parameters;
determining, by the WCD system, a location of the patient;
determining, by the WCD system, that a notifiable event has occurred, the notifiable event implicating at least one of the one or more parameters;
responsive to a determination by the WCD system that the notifiable event has occurred, identifying a first recipient and a second recipient, and further identifying a first subset of patient information associated with the first recipient and a second subset of patient information associated with the second recipient, wherein identifying the first and second recipients comprises querying a notification table that associates profile information with a plurality of recipients, the first and second recipients being within the plurality of recipients; and
initiating, by the WCD system, a transmission of the first subset of patient information to the first recipient and a transmission of the second subset of patient information to the second recipient.
12. The method recited in claim 11 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise one or more physiological parameters of the patient while the patient is wearing the support structure, and one or more system parameters of the WCD system that reflect a status of the WCD system.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising determining, by the WCD system, a location of a component of the WCD system, wherein the first and second subsets of patient information further include the location of the component of the WCD system, and wherein determining, by the WCD system, the location of the patient comprises obtaining the location of the patient using a location service.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the WCD system further comprises a mobile communication device separate from the at least one processor, wherein the mobile communication device is used, at least in part, in determining the location of the component of the WCD system, and wherein the mobile communication device assists with the transmission of the first and second subsets of patient information.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein a WCD system server is configured to query the notification table that associates profile information with the plurality of recipients.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first subset of patient information is different, at least in part, from the second subset of patient information.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the notifiable event comprises at least one of a medical event associated with the patient or a maintenance event associated with the WCD system.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein identifying the first and second recipients is performed by a remote WCD system server, and wherein the remote WCD system server is configured to participate in the transmission of the first subset and the second subset of patient information.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the remote WCD system server is configured to transmit the first subset of patient information to a dispatch server with which the first recipient is associated, the dispatch server being configured to dispatch one or more responders to a location of the WCD system.
20. The WCD system of claim 11 , wherein the transmission includes an indication that the patient requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).