Patent Application

App. No. 18/912,203

Abstract

Claims (34)

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A method to operate a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD), the WCD including a support structure worn by a patient, an energy storage module to store an electrical charge, a discharge circuit coupled to the energy storage module, a measurement circuit, a processor, and a user interface that includes a speaker, the method comprising:

monitoring a physiological signal of a patient with the measurement circuit to detect cardiac arrythmia when the patient is wearing the support structure;

determining with the processor whether a validation criterion is met in response to detection of a cardiac arrythmia;

providing an opening human perceptible indication (HPI) with the user interface during said determining; and

delivering a shock to the patient from the energy storage module by the discharge circuit and providing a warning HPI distinct from the opening HPI prior to delivering the shock in the event the validation criterion is met.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the validation criterion comprises the detected cardiac arrythmia lasting longer than a period of time.

23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the period of time comprises 25 seconds.

24 . The method of claim 22 , wherein period of time comprises 35 seconds.

25 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the patient physiological signal comprises an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal.

26 . The method of claim 21 , wherein providing the opening HPI comprises the user interface providing a lower intensity level alarm during said determining.

27 . The method of claim 21 , wherein providing the opening HPI comprises the speaker making no sound during said determining.

28 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the warning HPI is provided only when the validation criterion is met.

29 . The method of claim 21 , wherein no warning HPI is provided unless the validation criterion is met.

30 . The method of claim 21 , wherein no warning HPI is provided in the event the detected cardiac arrythmia self-terminates before the validation criterion is met.

31 . A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD), comprising:

a support structure to be worn by a patient;

an energy storage module to store an electrical charge; a discharge circuit coupled to the energy storage module;

a measurement circuit;

a user interface that includes a speaker; and

a processor configured to:

monitor a physiological signal of a patient with the measurement circuit to detect cardiac arrythmia when the patient is wearing the support structure;

determine whether a validation criterion is met in response to detection of a cardiac arrythmia;

provide an opening human perceptible indication (HPI) with the user interface while the validation criterion is being determined; and

cause a shock to be delivered to the patient from the energy storage module by the discharge circuit and provide a warning HPI distinct from the opening HPI prior to delivering the shock in the event the validation criterion is met.

32 . The WCD of claim 31 , wherein no warning HPI is provided in the event the detected cardiac arrythmia self-terminates before the validation criterion is met.

33 . The WCD of claim 31 , wherein the validation criterion comprises the detected cardiac arrythmia lasting longer than a period of time.

34 . The WCD of claim 33 , wherein the period of time comprises 25 seconds.

35 . The WCD of claim 33 , wherein period of time comprises 35 seconds.

36 . The WCD of claim 31 , wherein the patient physiological signal comprises an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal.

37 . The WCD of claim 31 , wherein the user interface is configured to provide the opening HPI at a lower intensity level while it is being determined whether the validation criterion is met.

38 . The WCD of claim 31 , wherein the user interface is configured to make no sound with the speaker while it is being determined whether the validation criterion is met.

39 . The WCD of claim 31 , wherein the warning HPI is provided only when the validation criterion is met.

40 . The WCD of claim 31 , wherein no warning HPI is provided unless the validation criterion is met.

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