Granted Patent B2

US 12,226,625 · App. 17/589,553 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Inventors: Douglas K. Medema (Everett, WA); Steven E. Sjoquist (Lynnwood, WA)

Assignee: West Affum Holdings DAC

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Abstract

Claims (19)

1. A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system, comprising:

a support structure configured to be worn by a patient;

a plurality of electrodes coupled to or integrated in the support structure;

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 deliver one or more shocks to the patient while the support structure is worn by the patient using the plurality of electrodes and electrical charge stored in the energy storage module;

a location module configured to determine a location of the patient;

a proximity detector configured to detect when one or more bystander(s) are near the patient;

an assistance request module coupled to the proximity detector, wherein:

the assistance request module is configured to determine that one or more responder(s) should be notified that the patient requires further assistance when the proximity detector detects that the one or more bystander(s) are not near the patient, and

the assistance request module is configured to determine that the one or more responder(s) need not be notified that the patient requires further assistance when the proximity detector detects that the one or more bystander(s) are near the patient;

a notification module, coupled to the assistance request module, configured to obtain information comprising emergency event information, patient identification information, patient location information, and responder contact information in response to a determination that the one or more responder(s) should be notified that the patient requires further assistance; and

a communication module, coupled to the notification module, configured to transmit at least some of the information obtained by the notification module.

2. The WCD system of claim 1 , further comprising a processor configured to be coupled to the support structure and to implement at least a part of the location module and/or the communication module.

3. The WCD system of claim 2 , further comprising a mobile communication device, separate from the processor, communicatively coupled to the processor and to implement at least another part of the location module and/or the communication module.

4. The WCD system of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit the emergency event information and the patient identification information to the mobile communication device.

5. The WCD system of claim 1 , wherein the communication module is configured to transmit the at least some information obtained from the notification module in a voice message or a SMS message or both the voice message and the SMS message to the one or more responder(s) using contact information stored in the WCD system.

6. The WCD system of claim 1 , wherein the communication module is configured to transmit the at least some information obtained from the notification module to a WCD system server configured to communicate the at least some information to the one or more responders using contact information stored in the WCD system.

7. The WCD system of claim 6 , wherein the WCD system server is configured to communicate the at least some information obtained from the notification module to the one or more responder(s) using one or more notification applications configured on one or more device(s) of the one or more responder(s).

8. The WCD system of claim 1 , wherein the at least some information, obtained from the notification module, transmitted by the communication module includes an indication that the patient requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

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