WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATOR WITH VOICE PROMPTS AND VOICE RECOGNITION
An external medical device such as a wearable defibrillator can include a housing, an energy storage module within the housing for storing an electrical charge, and a defibrillation port within the housing for guiding via electrodes the stored electrical charge to a person. The medical device can also include a processor within the housing configured to control a voice prompt customization module, in which the voice prompt customization module allows a programmer to customize voice prompts, and a user interface configured to deliver at least one voice prompt customized by the programmer
1 . An external medical device, comprising:
a housing;
an energy storage module within the housing for storing an electrical charge;
a defibrillation port within the housing for guiding via electrodes the stored electrical charge to a patient;
a processor within the housing configured to control a voice prompt customization module, in which the voice prompt customization module allows a programmer to customize one or more voice prompts; and
a user interface configured to deliver at least one voice prompt customized by the programmer
2 . The external medical device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a voice prompt database configured to store the customized voice prompts.
3 . The external medical device of claim 2 , in which
the user interface delivers the at least one customized voice prompt based on an access to the voice prompt database by the processor.
4 . The external medical device of claim 2 , in which
the voice prompt database is disposed within the housing.
5 . The external medical device of claim 1 , in which
the external medical device is configured to be worn by the patient.
6 . The external medical device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a communication module within the housing configured to establish a wireless connection to another device or system.
7 . The external medical device of claim 6 , in which
the communication module is configured to make a call to an emergency center.
8 . The external medical device of claim 7 , in which
the communication module is configured to send information about the patient to the emergency center.
9 . The external medical device of claim 1 , in which
the voice prompt customization module allows the programmer to specify a wording of at least one voice prompt.
10 . The external medical device of claim 9 , in which
the specified wording includes the at least one voice prompt being in first person.
11 . The external medical device of claim 9 , in which
the specified wording includes the at least one voice prompt having a level of verbosity greater than a default verbosity or a level of terseness greater than a default terseness.
12 . The external medical device of claim 1 , in which
the voice prompt customization module allows the programmer to specify that the at least one voice prompt refer to the patient by his or her name.
13 . The external medical device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a voice recognition module configured to identify another person by his or her voice.
14 . The external medical device of claim 13 , in which
the at least one customized voice prompt delivered by the user interface addresses the other person by his or her name.
15 . The external medical device of claim 13 , in which
the voice prompt customization module allows the programmer to specify a language in which at least one voice prompt is to be delivered based on the identity of the other person.
16 . The external medical device of claim 1 , in which
the at least one customized voice prompt delivered by the user interface requests a response by the patient.
17 . The external medical device of claim 16 , in which
the user interface is further configured to receive the requested response from the patient.
18 . The external medical device of claim 16 , in which
the processor is further configured to cause the user interface to deliver a voice prompt intended for someone other than the patient responsive to the user interface failing to receive the requested response from the patient.
19 . The external medical device of claim 1 , in which the voice prompt customization module is disposed in the housing.
20 . The external medical device of claim 1 , in which the programmer is the patient.
21 . A method, comprising:
responsive to receiving an instruction from a programmer, a voice prompt customization module of an external defibrillator for a patient customizing a voice prompt;
a voice prompt database of the external defibrillator storing the customized voice prompt; and
a user interface of the external defibrillator delivering the customized voice prompt.
22 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
a voice recognition module of the external defibrillator determining an identity of the person.
23 . The method of claim 22 , in which
the customized voice prompt delivered to the person by the external defibrillator is based on the determined identity.
24 . The method of claim 22 , in which
the external defibrillator delivers the customized voice prompt in a language based on the determined identity belonging to someone other than the patient.
25 . The method of claim 21 , in which
customizing the voice prompt includes specifying that the voice prompt refer to the patient by his or her name.
26 . The method of claim 21 , in which
customizing the voice prompt includes specifying a wording of the voice prompt.
27 . The method of claim 26 , in which
specifying the wording of the voice prompt includes specifying that the voice prompt be delivered in first person.
28 . The method of claim 26 , in which
specifying the wording of the voice prompt includes specifying that the voice prompt have a level of verbosity greater than a default verbosity or a level of terseness greater than a default terseness.
29 . The method of claim 21 , in which
the customized voice prompt delivered by the user interface requests a response by the patient.
30 . The method of claim 29 , further comprising:
the user interface delivering a voice prompt intended for someone other than the patient responsive to the user interface failing to receive the requested response from the patient.
31 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving an instruction from the patient, the voice prompt customization module editing a previously customized voice prompt.
32 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving an instruction from the patient, the voice prompt customization module deleting a previously customized voice prompt from the voice prompt database.