A patient data charting device configured to automatically capture electronic patient care record (ePCR) data from a caregiver is provided. The device includes a memory storing an ePCR including a plurality of data fields, an output device, a microphone configured to acquire speech, and a processor. The processor is configured to convert the speech to text, identify a first value of a data field of the plurality of data fields based on the text, populate the first data field with the first value, generate a prompt that requests a second value of a second data field of the plurality of data fields based on the first data field, and present the prompt to the caregiver via the output device.
G16H 10/65 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
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CLINICAL DATA HANDOFF IN DEVICE MANAGEMENT AND DATA SHARING
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward systems, methods an apparatuses for hand off of clinical data during a medical event. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure include a first medical device configured to, during a first part of a medical event, monitor a patient and store clinical information and a second medical device. A second medical device may display at least some of the clinical information, modify operation of the second medical device, or store the clinical information.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISORDERED BREATHING THERAPY
Examples include a treatment system for providing disordered breathing therapy to a sleeping patient, the system comprising at least one first stimulation lead, at least one second stimulation lead, and an implanted therapy controller configured to couple to the leads and to provide at least one phrenic-nerve electrical stimulation to a phrenic nerve of a patient via the at least one first stimulation lead, provide at least one hypoglossal-nerve electrical stimulation to a hypoglossal nerve of the patient via the at least one second stimulation lead, and coordinate a relative timing of the electrical stimulation to the hypoglossal nerve with the electrical stimulation to the phrenic nerve of the patient.
Methods and systems that analyze electrocardiogram (ECG) data to identify whether it would be beneficial for a caregiver to administer an electric shock to the heart in an effort to get the heart back into a normal pattern and a consistent, strong beat. By conducting a running check for conditions that are pre-validated by a comprehensive patient database to have high predictive value (e.g., with a low false-positive rate), a shockable rhythm can be identified fast (e.g., less than 6 seconds, less than 3 seconds, possibly in less than a second) and without having to analyze ECG data for longer time segments than would otherwise be required using conventional methods.
Among other things, we describe a system that includes a first medical device for treating a patient at an emergency care scene, the first medical device including a processor and a memory configured to detect a request for a connection between the first medical device and a second medical device for treating the patient at the emergency care scene, the request for connection including an identifier of the second medical device, responsive to receiving the request for connection, enabling a wireless communication channel to be established between the first medical device and the second medical device based on the identifier of the second medical device and an identifier of the first medical device; and enabling transmission and/or exchange of patient data between the first medical device and the second medical device via the wireless communication channel. Such communications with more than two devices may also be possible.
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A61B 5/08 - Measuring devices for evaluating the respiratory organs
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A61B 5/318 - Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
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A61N 1/372 - Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
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An electrode assembly that includes an electrically conductive layer, a first impedance reduction system, and a second impedance reduction system. The electrically conductive layer forms an electrode portion of the electrode assembly and a first surface to be placed adjacent a person's skin. The first impedance reduction system is configured to dispense a first amount of an electrically conductive gel onto the first surface of the electrically conductive layer in response to a first activation signal. The second impedance reduction system is configured to dispense a second amount of the electrically conductive gel onto the first surface of the electrically conductive layer in response to a second activation signal.
An ambulatory medical device configured to assess a patient's physical condition is provided. The device includes externally worn ECG sensing electrodes configured to detect at least one cardiac electric signal of the patient, motion detectors configured to detect at least one motion signal indicative of patient movement, and a processor operably coupled to the sensing electrodes and the motion detectors. The processor is configured to receive, for the patient, initiating criterion corresponding to an ambulatory exertion test, wherein the initiating criterion specifies heartrate-dependent parameter requirements and/or activity level-dependent parameter requirements; continuously monitor a current heartrate-dependent parameter and/or a current activity level-dependent parameter of the patient; periodically determine whether the current heartrate-dependent parameter and/or the current activity level-dependent parameter satisfies the initiating criterion; invite the patient to participate in the ambulatory exertion test; and initiate, upon receiving patient input indicating acceptance of the invitation, the ambulatory exertion test.
This document describes an automated external defibrillator comprising a control configured to switch between a pediatric operating mode and an adult operating mode, wherein each operating mode comprises a mode-specific energy configuration and a mode-specific user configuration; an indicator configured to provide an indication of the operating mode in use during a resuscitation process; one or more processors configured to switch to the mode-specific energy configuration and the mode-specific user configuration upon a change of operating mode between the pediatric operating mode and the adult operating mode such that the automated external defibrillator delivers a defibrillating shock to a patient based on the mode-specific energy configuration; and an interface of the automated external defibrillator provides resuscitation instructions to a user based on the mode-specific user configuration.
A system for providing a visual summary of a condition of a patient when traumatic brain injury (TBI) is suspected or diagnosed includes at least one patient condition sensor configured to sense data representative of a patient condition parameter of interest for a TBI patient; at least one airflow sensor configured to sense data representative of ventilations provided to the patient; at least one visual display for providing the visual summary to a user; and at least one controller. The at least one controller is configured to cause the visual display to provide the visual summary. The visual summary can include at least one visual representation of at least one patient condition parameter for each time interval of a plurality of time intervals, at least one visual representation of ventilation information, and a visual indication of when at least one patient condition parameter is outside of a target range.
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A wearable defibrillator for monitoring life threatening arrhythmias in a patient includes a plurality of electrocardiogram (ECG) sensing electrodes to generate ECG data, one or more audio devices, and one or more processors. The one or more audio devices include a microphone configured to detect background noise and a speaker configured to produce an audio output. The one or more processors are configured to detect. from at least the ECG data, whether the patient is experiencing a life threatening arrhythmia, cause an audible alarm to be produced as the audio output in response to detecting that the patient is experiencing the life threatening arrhythmia, identify a level of the background noise detected by the microphone in response to detecting that the patient is experiencing the arrhythmia, and increase a confidence that the detected arrhythmia is appropriate for treatment in response to identifying that little to no background noise is detected.
A medical device system for providing sensor data capture includes a medical device that may include one or more removably coupled sensor hubs and that includes a display to provide sensor data and at least one data interface (DI) port that may be a sensor-agnostic DI (SA-DI) port and a data transfer cable that may be compatible with the sensor-agnostic DI port and includes a first electromechanical connector configured to detachably couple to the SA-DI port and a second electromechanical connector configured to couple to the sensor and that includes a cable memory and processor configured to execute stored software to format sensor data according to a protocol of the SA-DI port, an authentication circuit, and a cable isolation device to limit patient leakage current flow from the medical device to the sensor and to electrically isolate the authentication circuit from the cable processor and the cable memory.
A wearable cardiac monitoring and treatment device includes a garment, a plurality of ECG electrodes and a plurality of therapy electrodes supported by the garment. A fastener is configured to secure the garment about a torso of the patient for a prescribed duration. A disengagement sensor provides an indication of disengagement of the fastener prior to expiration of the prescribed duration in which the garment is no longer secured about the torso of the patient. The device includes a therapy delivery circuit coupled to the plurality of therapy electrodes and configured to deliver one or more therapeutic pulses. A controller coupled to therapy delivery circuit is configured to analyze an ECG signal monitored by the plurality of ECG electrodes and, upon detecting one or more treatable arrhythmias, cause the therapy delivery circuit to deliver the one or more therapeutic pulses to the patient.
A wearable therapeutic device is provided. The wearable therapeutic device includes a garment, and the garment includes an electrode and a conductive thread. A control unit is coupled to the conductive thread and identifies an electrical connection between a conductive surface of the electrode and the conductive thread, and an alarm module can provide information about the positioning of the electrode in the garment based on the electrical connection.
A medical system is provided. The medical system includes an electrode with a backing pad having top and bottom surfaces. A conductive layer is attached to the top surface of the backing pad, and a conductive gel layer covers at least part of the top surface of the conductive layer. A first bonding layer covers at least part of the top surface of the conductive layer. The electrode can include a leadwire with a stripped end length, and at least a portion of the stripped end length is disposed between the first bonding layer and a second bonding layer that also contacts the first bonding layer. The coupled-together first and second bonding layers are disposed at least in part between the conductive layer and the conductive gel layer.
A non-invasive wearable ambulatory cardiac defibrillator configured to stabilize forces on one or more electrodes on the patient's skin is provided. The device includes a garment configured to be worn around a torso of a patient, a sensing electrode configured to sense electrical signals at the surface of the patient's skin indicative of electrical activity of the patient's heart, a therapy electrode configured to deliver defibrillation pulses to the patient, and a controller in communication with the sensing and therapy electrode. The controller is configured to receive the signals from the sensing electrode and to cause delivery of the defibrillation pulses from the therapy electrode based on the controller detecting a cardiac arrhythmia in the received electrical signals. The garment includes a main garment portion configured to engage the torso of the patient, an isolation zone material disposed within the main garment portion and to which the sensing electrode is attached, and a movement absorption region connecting the main garment portion to the isolation zone material.
An ambulatory medical device including a plurality of sensing electrodes and one or more processors operably coupled to the plurality of sensing electrodes is provided. Each sensing electrodes is configured to be coupled eternally to a patient and to detect one or more ECG signals. The one or more processors are configured to receive at least one electrode-specific digital signal for each of the plurality of sensing electrodes, determine a noise component for each of the electrode-specific digital signals, analyze each of the noise components for each of the plurality of sensing electrodes, generate electrode matching information for each sensing electrode of the plurality of sensing electrodes based upon analysis of each of the noise components, determine one or more sensing electrode pairs based upon the electrode matching information, and monitor each of the one or more sensing electrode pairs for ECG activity of the patient.
In some examples, an ambulatory medical device is provided. The ambulatory medical device includes at least one sensor configured to acquire data descriptive of the patient, one or more processors in communication with the at least one sensor, a patient care component executable by the one or more processors, and a limited functionality component executable by the one or more processors. The patient care component is configured to perform one or more primary operations of the ambulatory medical device at least in part by accessing the data descriptive of the patient. The limited functionality component is configured to exchange information with a communication device and to not affect the one or more primary operations of the ambulatory medical device.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/0245 - Measuring pulse rate or heart rate using sensing means generating electric signals
A61B 5/1455 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration or pH-value using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
A temperature management system is configured to control a temperature of a patient's body using a heat exchange device. The temperature management system is configured to deliver temperature management treatment or therapy to a patient. A user interface of the system is configured to display operational data and patient data on the user interface in a configuration that allows a user to determine or review one or more periods of the performed temperature management treatment.
An ambulatory patient monitoring and treatment device configured to be worn continuously is provided. The device includes sensing electrodes, therapy electrodes, and cardioprotective apparel for wear about the torso. The cardioprotective apparel includes a cardioactive band configured to support the sensing electrodes and anterior therapy electrode(s) such that, when worn, the sensing electrodes are disposed on predetermined sensing anatomical regions and the anterior therapy electrode(s) are disposed on an anterior therapy electrode placement region. The cardioprotective apparel also includes at least two shoulder harnesses. Each of the at least two shoulder harnesses includes a force applicator having an elasticity configured to shift breast tissue away from at least one sensing anatomical region and/or the anterior therapy electrode placement region, thereby facilitating the anterior therapy electrode(s) and the sensing electrodes in lying flush with a patient's skin. The device also includes a controller and associated circuitry operably connected to the electrodes.
Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer program product for cardiac event risk assessment including for assessing future cardiac risk for a patient. The disclosed systems can include a wearable cardiac sensing device configured to be removably, bodily-attached to the patient, configured to sense signals from a patient and provide the digitized to a processor configured to determine cardiac event risk assessment. In some embodiments, cardiac event risk assessment can be determined based on a cardiovibration classifier, counts or burdens associated with premature ventricular contractions (PVC) patterns, and multi-focal PVCs.
A carrier, such as a battery, that queries a memory of a charger or charging circuit, or the memory of equipment or discharging circuit powered by the battery, to determine the relative date or version of data, operating parameters and/or software on both the battery and the equipment, and either provides updated data, operating parameters and/or software to the equipment, or retrieves later dated data, operating parameters and/or software from the equipment to update the memory of the battery and/or further distribute the updated data, operating parameter sand/or software to other batteries or equipment.
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
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Garment Features for Therapy Electrode Pressure and/or Stabilization in a Wearable Medical Device
A non-invasive wearable ambulatory cardiac defibrillator configured to improve therapy electrode contact with a patient's skin is provided. The defibrillator device includes a garment configured to be worn around the patient's torso, a sensing electrode attached to the garment and configured to sense electrical signal(s) at the surface of the patient's skin indicative of electrical activity of the patient's heart, and therapy electrodes attached to the garment and configured to deliver one or more defibrillation pulses to the patient. The therapy electrodes include at least two posterior therapy electrodes configured to be disposed on a posterior portion of the patient's body. The device further includes at least one strap attached to a back portion of the garment and exerting a normal force on the posterior therapy electrodes to exert a substantially uniform normal force over the surfaces of the posterior therapy electrodes and/or limit displacement of the posterior therapy electrodes.
A system for managing treatment of a person in need of emergency assistance is provided. The system includes at least one camera configured to be mounted to a person in need of medical assistance. The system also includes an image processing device, which can be configured to receive images captured by the at least one camera and to process the images to generate a representation of a rescue scene surrounding the person. The system further includes an analysis device. The analysis device can be configured to determine a characteristic associated with a resuscitation activity based on analysis of the representation of the rescue scene generated by the image processing device. A computer-implemented method for managing treatment of a person in need of emergency assistance is also provided.
A mechanical chest compression device is secured to a gurney, transport stretcher or ambulance cot while engaging a patient's thorax to provide mechanical CPR during transport. The mechanical chest compression device compresses the patient's thorax against the gurney deck. The mechanical chest compression device may engage the side rails on the gurney, the gurney deck or any suitable structural elements of the gurney.
A wearable medical device is provided for monitoring a cardiac condition of a patient, where the device is releasably mounted to the patient's chest and includes at least two skin-facing electrodes forming a first one or more ECG leads for ongoing monitoring of heart functioning and at least one touch electrode for intermittently obtaining additional circuit vectors for deriving additional metrics regarding the functioning of the patient's heart. Each touch electrode is configured to form an additional lead/vector that is a larger vector and/or separated by at least 15° from a corresponding first lead/vector formed from the first one or more ECG leads in a vector cardiogram representation of the first one or more ECG leads and the additional lead/vector.
A61B 5/0245 - Measuring pulse rate or heart rate using sensing means generating electric signals
A61B 5/259 - Means for maintaining electrode contact with the body using adhesive means, e.g. adhesive pads or tapes using conductive adhesive means, e.g. gels
A patient-coupled resuscitation device for use with a plurality of medical devices is provided. The resuscitation device includes a portion configured to provide treatment, a connector configured to connect the resuscitation device to one of a first medical device and a second medical device, and a housing including a memory and associated circuitry. The memory and associated circuitry is configured to store a device identifier to identify the resuscitation device; receive medical treatment information from the first medical device, the medical treatment information including at least one of: patient physiological data, patient characteristic data, and rescuer performance data; receive timing information of the medical treatment information from the first medical device; record the medical treatment information and the timing information; and transfer, upon detecting a connection to the second medical device, the medical treatment information and the timing information to the second medical device.
An ambulatory medical device is provided. The device includes battery lock circuitry configured to transmit a lock signal at a beginning of a battery lock period of the ambulatory medical device and transmit an unlock signal upon detecting an unlock triggering event indicating an end of the battery lock period of the ambulatory medical device. The device also includes a battery being configured to be securely disposed within a chamber of the ambulatory medical device in a first locked manner and provide power to the ambulatory medical device and a battery lock configured to mechanically engage the battery in a second locked manner upon receiving the lock signal indicating the beginning of the battery lock period of the ambulatory medical device and mechanically disengage the battery from the second locked manner upon receiving the unlock signal signaling the end of the battery lock period.
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
G16H 20/30 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
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HANDLING OF AGE OF TRANSMITTED DATA IN MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM
An example of a system for review of clinical data includes a medical device configured to receive patient data signals from patient interface devices coupled to the medical device, and an auxiliary device configured to communicatively couple to the medical device via a communication channel and including an output device, a memory, a communication interface, and a processor configured to establish the communication channel, estimate a transmission age for the patient data, receive the patient data from the medical device via the communication channel, determine a patient data age based on at least one of the transmission age and a playback selection age, select a patient data age threshold based on a patient data context, compare the patient data age to the patient data age threshold to determine a patient data age indication, and provide the patient data and the patient data age indication at the output device.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A wearable cardiac monitoring/rehabilitative system configured to manage patient engagement incentives is provided. The system includes a wearable cardiac monitoring device, configured to continuously monitor a patient for arrhythmias, including one or more externally worn sensors and motion detectors. The system also includes a non-transitory server database and one or more server processors. The server processor(s) are configured to receive incentive criteria for a predetermined patient engagement incentive program for the patient, store a patient incentive data structure based on the incentive criteria, and receive from the device at least one ECG signal, motion data, and wear state data. The server processor(s) are also configured to determine whether the patient has satisfied or partially satisfied the incentive criteria based on the motion data and/or wear state data and if so, update the patient incentive data structure to indicate that the patient has earned a complete or partial incentive reward.
G16H 20/30 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
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An ambulatory medical device is provided. The ambulatory medical device includes at least one sensor configured to acquire data descriptive of a patient, a memory, a user interface, and at least one processor coupled with the memory, the at least one sensor, and the user interface. The at least one processor is configured to determine whether the ambulatory medical device is within a predefined range of a reference location and to initiate location-specific processing in response to determining that the ambulatory medical device is within the predefined range. The location-specific processing includes at least one of issuing a notification and adapting the user interface.
A serviceable wearable cardiac treatment device for continuous extended use by an ambulatory patient includes a garment and a device controller. The garment is configured to dispose therein a plurality of ECG sensing and therapy electrodes. The device controller is configured to be in separable electrical communication with the plurality of ECG sensing and therapy electrodes. The device controller includes an impact-resistant energy core, including a frame and capacitor(s) permanently bonded to the frame. The device controller includes a critical function circuit board, including critical function processor(s) and circuitry, and a non-critical function circuit board, including non-critical function processor(s) and circuitry. The critical function circuit board is in electrical communication with the capacitor(s) and configured to control critical operations of the device controller regardless of operability of the non-critical function circuit board. The non-critical function circuit board is configured to control non-critical operations of the device controller.
Electrotherapy waveform and pulse generation and delivery systems, methods and devices are described, such as for generation and delivery of defibrillation or pacing electrotherapeutic waveforms to patients, using open or closed loop current control. An example system includes a power supply, a therapeutic current control network including a resonant tank and at least one current control switch, and a controller. The controller may adjust operation of at least one current control switch in adjusting delivery of an electrotherapeutic waveform to the patient to correspond with a specified waveform. Therapeutic current control networks are described that are quasi-resonant and boost a voltage of an electrotherapeutic waveform delivered to the patient. Therapeutic current control networks are also described that may switch between a parallel resonance mode and a series resonance mode. Systems are described that may utilize one or more of soft switching, wide bandgap materials and a bidirectional power supply.
In an illustrative embodiment, a system for providing automation and virtual assistance to medical claims processing includes a predictive analytics platform configured to receive patient information for a medical claim from a claims processing system, cross-reference the patient information with stored data to identify a patient record, apply the patient information to machine learning classifier(s) to estimate a likelihood of match between the patient information and the patient record, provide patient record information to the claims system, receive claims data from the claims system, access, from a data universe, requirements corresponding to a payer corresponding to the medical claim, the requirements having been generated through training machine learning classifier(s) with claims data corresponding to claims denied by the payer, verify the claims data in view of the requirements, and provide an indication of missing claims information and/or invalid claims information to the claims system.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 50/70 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
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Computing device with graphical user interface for communicating health-related messages regarding ventilated patients
A system for providing remote assistance to a caregiver during a medical event includes a computer tablet with a transmitter/receiver to communicably couple the tablet with a remote computing system associated with central caregivers, physiological sensors for collecting patient information, and a defibrillator configured to couple to the sensors and including a transmitter/receiver to communicably couple the defibrillator and tablet, and a processor to receive the patient information from the sensors, provide the patient information for display, and communicate the patient information to the tablet, the tablet being configured to generate a user alert for communications with the remote system based on a signal indicating that resuscitative treatment of the victim is being administered, the signal including the patient information received from the sensors, and the user alert including a request for a confirmation to initiate communications with the remote system, and, in response, establish communications with the remote system.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
H04W 4/90 - Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
An example of a medical device management system includes a plurality of external defibrillators and a computing device, the plurality of defibrillators and the computing device associated with a common administrator and the plurality of defibrillators comprising a previously stored protocol configuration and a configuration information database, wherein the plurality of defibrillators and the computing device are configured to be communicatively connected by a wireless connection to a central server including the configuration information database and configured to: receive a list of protocol configuration settings from the central server, send a request for administrator-selected protocol configuration settings based on the list of protocol configuration settings to the central server, receive the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings from the central server, and update the previously stored protocol configuration based on the received administrator-selected protocol configuration settings.
A feedback device for an acute care provider includes: at least one motion sensor; a haptic output component for providing feedback having a varying haptic pattern to the acute care provider regarding performance of a resuscitation activity; and a controller. The controller can be configured to receive and process a signal representative of performance of the resuscitation activity from the at least one motion sensor, compare the acute care provider's performance of the resuscitation activity to a target performance of the resuscitation activity, and cause the haptic output component to provide haptic feedback to the acute care provider by changing the haptic pattern based, at least in part, on the signal from the at least one motion sensor and the comparison of the acute care provider's performance to the target performance of the resuscitation activity. The device can be adapted to be wrist-worn by the acute care provider.
An external defibrillator system includes one or more compression sensors; one or more physiological sensors; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: receive and process chest compression signals and physiological signals from the sensors, determine values for chest compression depth and/or chest compression rate based on the received chest compression signals, determine a trend of at least one physiological parameter over a period comprising multiple chest compressions based on the received physiological signals, adjust a target chest compression depth and/or target chest compression rate based on the determined trend of the at least one physiological parameter, compare the determined values for chest compression depth and/or chest compression rate to the adjusted target compression depth and/or the adjusted target compression rate, and provide feedback about the quality of chest compressions performed on the patient.
G09B 19/00 - Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass
G09B 23/28 - Models for scientific, medical, or mathematical purposes, e.g. full-sized device for demonstration purposes for medicine
G16H 20/30 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
G16H 70/00 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references
G16H 70/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references relating to pathologies
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METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MECHANICAL LUNG VENTILATION
A ventilator includes electronic control circuitry configured to control a supply of breathing gas for a plurality of respiratory cycles, measure a volume received by the patient in each of the plurality of respiratory cycles, and determine, for each cycle of the plurality of respiratory cycles, a cycle score corresponding to a deviation between the volume of the cycle and a predetermined target volume. The determined cycle score can be selected from a predetermined number of cycle scores that span positive and negative numbers based on the deviation. A pressure step value can be determined based on a plurality of cycle scores corresponding to the plurality of respiratory cycles, and a current pressure of the breathing gas is adjusted by an amount corresponding to the determined pressure step value. The pressure step value may be generated by dividing a sum of the plurality of cycle scores by a sample size.
A flow sensor system for ventilation treatment comprises a flow conduit configured to allow gas flow between a first region and a second region, the flow conduit defining a lumen for the gas flow; a flow restrictor disposed within the lumen of the flow conduit between the first region and the second region; a first absolute pressure sensor disposed adjacent to the first region of the flow conduit and configured to measure a pressure of the gas flow at the first region of the flow conduit; and a second absolute pressure sensor disposed adjacent to the second region of the flow conduit and configured to measure pressure of the gas flow at the second region of the flow conduit.
A61B 5/145 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration or pH-value
A61B 5/316 - Modalities, i.e. specific diagnostic methods
A61B 5/349 - Detecting specific parameters of the electrocardiograph cycle
A61H 31/00 - Artificial respiration by a force applied to the chestHeart stimulation, e.g. heart massage
A61M 16/00 - Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators Tracheal tubes
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An ambulatory medical device includes a sensor configured to acquire a signal indicative of a physiological condition of a patient, a controller operatively coupled to the sensor and configured to monitor the physiological signal, and to perform a diagnostic test, and a remote access manager operatively coupled to the controller and configured to monitor for a command from a remote system to perform the diagnostic test, and to cause the controller to perform the diagnostic test in response to the command. In the device, the remote access manager may be further configured to transmit data representing an operational status of the ambulatory medical device to the remote system. The operational status of the controller may result from performing the diagnostic test. The remote access manager may be further configured to send the data representing the operational status of the ambulatory medical device in real time or substantially in real time.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/145 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration or pH-value
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42.
System for Assisting Rescuers in Performing Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on a Patient
A system for assisting a rescuer in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a patient includes: a proximity sensor configured to be positioned at a location corresponding to a location of a rescuer's hand when delivering compressions to a patient's chest, the proximity sensor configured to produce a signal indicative of the rescuer's hands being released from the patient's chest; a medical device operatively coupled with the proximity sensor and configured to provide resuscitative treatment to the patient; and a controller communicatively coupled with the medical device and the proximity sensor. The controller is configured to: determine, based upon the signal from the proximity sensor, if the rescuer's hands have been released from the patient's chest, and trigger an action by the medical device in response to a determination that the rescuer's hands have been released from the patient's chest.
A method for determining a spatial location of at least one patient data gathering device includes the steps of receiving at least one signal from a geolocation system and analyzing the at least one signal to determine the spatial location of the at least one patient data gathering device.
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Systems and methods for cloud-based computer-aided dispatch (CAD) of emergency medical services (EMS) include receiving real-time EMS vehicle location tracking information from and sending an EMS vehicle assignment to a vehicle of an EMS agency, and communicatively coupling to a computing system associated with the EMS agency to provide services including request intake configured to receive a request for a patient's EMS trip, a dispatch GUI hosted at the EMS agency, and a dispatch code service for determining dispatch code(s) for the EMS trip based on the request. The dispatch GUI may include an interactive graphical map, and a data entry window for capturing trip information. Based on a user-selected position on the map, a portion of the trip information may automatically populate in the data entry window. The vehicle may be assigned using the trip information, the real-time vehicle location tracking information, the request, and the dispatch code(s).
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45.
External Medical Device that Identifies a Response Activity
An external medical device is provided. The device can include monitoring circuitry configured to sense physiological information of a patient and a controller with one or more input components. The controller can be configured to: detect one or more patient events based, at least in part, on the physiological information; notify the patient of the detection of the one or more patient events; and receive a patient response to the notification. The patient response can include a response activity identifiable by the input component, which is configured to test a psychomotor ability of the patient, cognitive ability of the patient, strength, balance, stability, and flexibility of the patient, and/or to substantially confirm that a person performing the activity is the patient.
G06F 3/04817 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance using icons
G06F 3/04883 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
G10L 15/22 - Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialog
G10L 25/66 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination for extracting parameters related to health condition
A system and method for determining CPR induced chest compression depth using two sensors while accounting for different orientations of the two sensors.
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Data processing services in the field of healthcare Application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software for supporting the exchange of healthcare data between emergency medical services, emergency dispatch services, hospitals, healthcare providers, and healthcare billing services, healthcare product companies, and health information networks; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for exchanging healthcare data between emergency medical services, emergency dispatch services, hospitals, healthcare providers, and healthcare billing services, healthcare product companies, and health information networks
49.
Vacuum and Positive Pressure Ventilation Systems and Methods for Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation
Medical techniques include systems and methods for administering a positive pressure ventilation, a positive end expiratory pressure, and a vacuum to a person. Approaches also include treating a person with an intrathoracic pressure regulator so as to modulate or upregulate the autonomic system of the person, and treating a person with a combination of an intrathoracic pressure regulation treatment and an intra-aortic balloon pump treatment.
An example of a system for post-case analysis of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performance trends includes a ventilation metrics device with sensors configured to generate signals indicative of ventilation treatment data during a medical treatment of a patient, and a patient monitor/defibrillator configured to receive the signals, calculate the ventilation treatment data based on the received signals, and transmit the ventilation treatment data, and a remote computing device configured to communicatively couple with the treatment monitoring system and with an output display device, the computing device including at least one memory and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured to receive treatment data from the treatment monitoring system, the treatment data including the ventilation treatment data, and provide case review information at a case review dashboard at the output device, the case review information including time trend plots of the ventilation treatment data.
A61B 5/349 - Detecting specific parameters of the electrocardiograph cycle
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51.
METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MECHANICAL LUNG VENTILATION
A method for controlling mechanical lung ventilation is described. The method may include intermittently switching the airway pressure of a patient from a first baseline pressure level to a second baseline pressure and vice-versa such that the patient is able to breathe spontaneously in both first and second baseline pressure levels; detecting an inspiration effort by the patient within a predetermined period of time before a switching event of the intermittently switching the airway pressure; and controlling, responsive to detecting a breathing effort, a flow control valve and an exhalation valve to adjust a length of the first period of time according to a delay time so a patient inspiration-exhalation cycle is completed prior to the switching event.
A patient data charting system for automated data capture by an electronic patient care record (ePCR) generated during a patient encounter with emergency medical services (EMS) includes a local computing device including a processor, and a memory storing an ePCR including ePCR data fields, and a user interface device communicatively coupled to the local computing device and including a microphone and speaker, wherein the microphone may be configured to capture spoken patient encounter information, wherein the processor may be configured to receive the spoken patient encounter information as text information from a speech-to-text conversion application, determine at least one ePCR data field value based on the text information, populate at least one ePCR data field with the at least one ePCR data field value, generate caregiver prompts based on the at least one ePCR data field value, and provide the audible caregiver prompts to the caregiver via the speaker.
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A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
53.
Force Sensing Implementations in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Systems and methods related to the field of cardiac resuscitation, and in particular to devices for assisting rescuers in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are described herein. The system includes a chest compression device having force sensing capabilities, for providing feedback in enhancing the quality of acute care. The force sensor(s) may exhibit varying resolutions over different dynamic force ranges, for example, to provide information helpful to the resuscitative treatment. Chest compression devices that are able to sense force may be able to assist a system in providing accurate chest compression depth and rate information, as well as assess the amount of work exerted by one or more rescuers during the course of resuscitation. Force sensors described herein may employ relatively inexpensive components, such as pressure sensors, emitters, optical detectors, simple circuit boards, springs, compliant/resilient materials, electrically resistive layers, force-sensitive materials, amongst other suitable parts.
defibrillators; patient monitors; combined defibrillators/patient monitors; defibrillator component parts featuring instantaneous feedback and information regarding heart rate and chest compressions; medical electrodes; electrodes for use with defibrillators; acute care medical devices and equipment; cardiac medical devices and equipment; medical devices and equipment.
A wearable medical device is provided for monitoring the cardiac health of a patient, for example, for indications of cardiac anomalies, where the device includes ECG sensors in electrical contact with the patient's body, therapy electrodes for providing electrical therapy to the patient's heart, and a control unit having at least one touch control with force sensor disposed on its housing for contacting with a finger. Signals from the touch control may be analyzed to identify force application below a first force threshold and at or above a second force threshold below the first force threshold, and, responsive to detecting such application of force, user input may be registered. User inputs to the at least one touch control may be used to delay therapy by the therapy electrodes.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/318 - Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
A61N 1/365 - Heart stimulators controlled by a physiological parameter, e.g. by heart potential
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56.
GAS VALVE FOR A VENTILATION APPARATUS AND A CIRCUIT FOR A VENTILATION SYSTEM
A leakage gas valve 15 ventilation apparatus comprising a first valve body 16 having a main gas path chamber 17 for guiding an inhalation gas to a patient, comprising at least first, second and third chamber sections 18, 19, 20, an inlet duct 21 for supplying the ventilation gas to the first chamber section 18, an outlet duct 22 for releasing the ventilation gas from the third chamber section 20. The first chamber section 18 and third chamber section 20 comprise a first cross-section area (A1) and the second chamber section 19 comprises a second cross-section area (A2). The second cross-section area (A2) is smaller than the first cross-section area (A1), and the second chamber section 19 comprises a leakage channel 25 for allowing a leakage gas flow out of the gas valve 15 during exhalation. Additionally, circuits with a ventilation limb comprising a gas valve.
A mechanical chest compression system for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation includes a resuscitation device and a controller operatively coupled to the resuscitation device. The resuscitation device includes a base, a contact portion configured to be in a superposed relation with an anterior surface of a patient when the patient is disposed on the base, and a force sensor configured to generate a force signal during compression and decompression of the anterior surface of the patient. In particular, the contact portion is movable relative to the base to provide compression and decompression to the anterior surface of the patient. The controller includes a processor configured to receive the force signal generated by the force sensor; estimate chest compliance relationship using the force signal; and generate instructions using the chest compliance relationship to drive the contact portion to provide compression and decompression to the anterior surface of the patient.
A medical tool kit is provided for packaging, storing, and transporting medical instruments and tools of various types. The medical tool kit is capable of providing continuing sterilization to the medical instruments and tools kept inside the medical tool kit after the tool case is opened during its normal use in a medical procedure, The medical tool kit is further capable of emitting a GPS tracking signal to identify the location of an opened medical tool kit during an emergency as well as creating hands free communication between the user of the medical tool kit and local emergency institutions.
A61B 17/00 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods
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A61B 50/30 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
A system for performing chest compressions on a patient includes an actuation assembly, a platform configured to support the patient, and at least one baffle. The platform encloses the actuation assembly. The platform defines intake and exhaust apertures. The at least one baffle is disposed at the intake aperture or the exhaust aperture. The baffle may include a channel in communication with the intake aperture or the exhaust aperture, a groove formed around a perimeter of the baffle, and a cover disposed over the channel. The cover is configured to deflect liquid towards the groove and away from the channel. The groove is configured such that liquid directed towards the groove flows out of the at least one baffle.
Defibrillators; wearable defibrillators; automated external defibrillators; combined unit with a defibrillator, pacemaker and heart monitor; cardiac monitors; defibrillator component parts featuring instantaneous feedback and information regarding heart rate and chest compressions; medical device used for chest compression in cardiac resuscitation; medical devices providing information regarding cardiac arrhythmia; medical devices used for chest compression and automated chest compression in cardiac resuscitation; hand-held medical device for providing feedback regarding the rate and depth of cardiopulmonary resuscitation chest compressions; electrodes for use with defibrillators; defibrillator batteries and chargers sold as a unit with defibrillators; intravenous fluid infusion pumps; ventilators, automatic resuscitators, aspirators, vacuum pumps, suction devices, infusion pumps, oxygen concentrators, and blood warmers.
An implantable medical electrical lead includes a lead body having a longitudinal axis, the lead body including proximal and distal portions, the proximal portion being generally straight, and the distal portion being formed with a helix having a central axis; and a plurality of electrodes arranged along the helix, each of the electrodes having a length parallel to a lead body portion on which each of the electrodes is disposed, where the longitudinal axis and the central axis are approximately coaxial. The helix is formed with a predetermined bias, and may include at least two coils with electrodes, and optionally a third coil to provide a stabilization function. A method for implanting the lead includes inserting the lead in a lumen, and positioning the lead to dispose the plurality of electrodes against an internal wall of the lumen, in order to stimulate an adjacent structure, such as the phrenic nerve.
In an illustrative embodiment, a patient data charting apparatus for automatically populating electronic patient care record (ePCR) data at an emergency medical scene includes processor(s) configured to obtain image data image capture device(s), the image data including a sequence of images of performance of a medical procedure by at least one emergency medical services (EMS) caregiver, analyze the image data to identify a sequence of steps corresponding to medical procedure(s), where, for each of at least a portion of the steps, analyzing includes recognizing, within the image data, at least one medical equipment item used. The processor(s) may be configured to identify the medical procedure, determine, based at least in part on the medical procedure, value(s) of data field(s), and populate data field(s) of the ePCR with the value(s).
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63.
MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ACTIVE COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION
A mechanical chest compression system for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation includes a resuscitation device and a controller operatively coupled to the resuscitation device. The resuscitation device includes a base, a contact portion configured to be in a superposed relation with an anterior surface of a patient when the patient is disposed on the base, and a force sensor configured to generate a force signal during compression and decompression of the anterior surface of the patient. In particular, the contact portion is movable relative to the base to provide compression and decompression to the anterior surface of the patient. The controller includes a processor configured to receive the force signal generated by the force sensor; estimate chest compliance relationship using the force signal; and generate instructions using the chest compliance relationship to drive the contact portion to provide compression and decompression to the anterior surface of the patient.
A computer-implemented method of sharing data between medical devices associated with a patient includes forming a decentralized network by the medical devices. Each medical device includes a network communications driver, at least one device configured to gather patient data from the patient, and a processor configured to generate a network message including device capabilities of a respective medical device. The method further includes publishing the network message to the decentralized network, ranking the device capabilities of first medical devices by a second medical device, selecting a desired source for patient data based on the ranking, publishing a request for the patient data, subscribing to the desired source, in response, publishing the patient data to the decentralized network by the desired source, routing the patient data to the second medical device by the decentralized network, and consuming the patient data from the desired source by the second medical device.
G06Q 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
Examples of the disclosure include a system for treating disordered breathing in a patient, including an electrical-pulse generator (IPG) to generate an electrical stimulation and including a controller and a power source, a lead including a first sensor, and a second sensor, the controller being configured to provide, via the lead, first electrical stimulation to a target nerve including a phrenic nerve, receive, from the lead, respiratory information indicative of a respiratory parameter of the patient, determine, based on the respiratory information, a therapy-specific indicator indicative of an effect of the stimulation, receive, from the at least one second sensor, non-respiratory information, determine, based on the non-respiratory information, a patient-specific indicator relating to at least one patient condition, modify, based on at least one of the indicators, at least one parameter of the stimulation, and provide, via the lead, at least one second electrical stimulation having the modified parameter.
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Goods & Services
Repair and maintenance of medical devices; set-up of medical
devices; replacement of components and accessories for
medical devices. Educational services, namely, conducting seminars, classes,
and workshops on set-up and maintenance of medical devices
and related components and accessories; educational
services, namely, conducting on-line seminars, classes,
workshops and webinars on set-up and maintenance of medical
devices and related components and accessories. Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software
for providing training on the set-up and maintenance of
medical devices and related components and accessories.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
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Goods & Services
Software for use in wearable electronic devices for
monitoring and recording, storing, and transmitting
biometric data, ECG information, radio-frequency based
physiological information, thoracic fluid information, heart
rate, respiration rate, patient activity, and patient
posture information; wearable devices for monitoring,
recording, storing of, and transmitting biometric data, ECG
information, radio-frequency based physiological
information, thoracic fluid information, heart rate,
respiration rate, patient activity, and patient posture
information. Medical devices, namely, ventilators, automatic
resuscitators, aspirators, vacuum pumps, suction devices;
cardiac monitors; medical devices used for chest compression
and automated chest compression in cardiac resuscitation;
medical component parts, featuring software for
instantaneous feedback and information regarding
ventilation, for use with medical ventilation units,
including bag-valve masks (BVMs); medical devices used to
perform active compression decompression cardiopulmonary
resuscitation; medical devices intended to improve perfusion
in spontaneously breathing patients with a pulse; emergency
medical aid kits comprised of tourniquets, nitrile gloves,
and shears; first aid kits, comprised of splints for medical
purposes, therapeutic cold compresses, face shields for
medical purposes, blankets for medical purposes, bags for
medical waste, medical scissors, gloves for medical use,
arterial tourniquets, orthopedic support bandages, abdominal
pads for medical use, sling bandages and nurses' tweezers
for the treatment of medical emergencies for use with an
interactive mobile application; medical devices for use in
providing clinical decision support guidance and
physiological closed loop control treatment; medical
devices, namely, wearable electronic devices for patient
monitoring and recording, storing, and transmitting of
medical information, including ECG information,
radio-frequency based physiological information, thoracic
fluid information, heart rate, respiration rate, patient
activity, and patient posture information; temperature
management systems comprised primarily of controllers,
pumps, and heat exchangers for controlling the temperature
of working fluid flowing through catheters,
externally-applied heat exchange pads for medical use or
heat exchangers for medical use; heat exchangers to cool or
warm working fluid from intravascular temperature management
catheters for medical use; heat exchangers to cool or warm
working fluid from externally-applied heat exchange pads for
medical use; externally-applied heat exchange pads for
medical use; heat exchangers for medical use, temperature
management tubing for medical use; intravascular heat
exchange catheters; medical apparatus and instruments,
namely, catheters, pump systems, and tubing for the
preparation and delivery of physiologic solutions used to
treat conditions such as tissue ischemia and post-ischemic
tissues; non-invasive, diagnostic units used to assess and
measure body functions and states and physiological
conditions which affect the vasculature; medical testing
kits consisting primarily of medical devices for measuring
peripheral arterial tone, and finger probes, and containing
computer software, for the non-invasive monitoring,
assessment, diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders;
medical devices for monitoring and managing respiratory
rhythm, namely, implantable rhythm managers, leads, patient
wands and programmers; medical leads, namely, cardiac leads,
leads for introducing and delivering medical devices and
media to the vascular system; medical devices; parts,
accessories and components for medical devices. Software as a service (SaaS) featuring software for patient
data management; software as a service (SaaS) featuring
software to manage and integrate data about self-pay and/or
high deductible patients in EMS, medical, and healthcare
fields for automated revenue optimization; software as a
service (SaaS) featuring software for providing clinical
charting, compliance, decision analytics and privacy
management and practice management used in the field of
medical transportation services; software as a service
(SaaS) featuring software for health information exchange
solutions; software as a service (SaaS) featuring software
for managing the monitoring, assessment, diagnosis and
treatment of sleep disorders; providing medical research and
medical research information in the field of sleep apnea and
heart failure treatment; medical research. Providing medical information on cardiac health and cardiac
events; providing medical information for medical
professionals and medical patients that is collected from
devices at remote locations, processed, and made available
to users through a website.
A medical device for use in patient resuscitation and that is configured to communicate with one or more management servers includes a memory, a processor communicably coupled to the memory and configured to store device status information including device-readiness information from a medical device self-test, and store clinical event information observed by the medical device during a use of the medical device during a clinical event, the clinical event information including CPR performance data, and a communication component communicably coupled to the processor and configured to wirelessly transmit the device status information and the clinical event information to the one or more management servers, wherein the medical device includes an external defibrillator, an automated external defibrillator, or a compression assistance device.
H04L 67/125 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks involving control of end-device applications over a network
G06F 9/451 - Execution arrangements for user interfaces
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H04L 5/14 - Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
H04L 41/00 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
H04L 41/08 - Configuration management of networks or network elements
H04L 41/22 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
A medical device for assessing clinical patient deterioration in an in-patient hospital environment is provided. The medical device includes a processor and sensors that couple externally to a skin of the patient to acquire electrocardiogram (ECG) and other physiologic signals. The processor is configured to receive a medical history of the patient; generate physiologic data, including ECG data, over a period of time based on one or more physiologic signals; and execute a risk assessment process associated with a clinical condition of the patient. The risk assessment process analyzes the physiologic data and the medical history of the patient to generate a risk estimate of deterioration of the patient's clinical condition.
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for calculating health indicesICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/0205 - Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
A61B 5/316 - Modalities, i.e. specific diagnostic methods
A61B 5/349 - Detecting specific parameters of the electrocardiograph cycle
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
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G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
A cardiac event monitoring system for applying improved ECG morphological analysis for determining abnormal cardiac events is provided. The system includes a wearable cardiac sensing device including physiological sensors such as ECG electrodes, an ECG digitizing circuit configured to provide digitized ECG signals, and a non-transitory memory configured to store the digitized ECG signals. The system also includes a processor in communication with the wearable cardiac sensing device. The processor is configured to extract a predetermined timeseries of ECG data points from the digitized ECG signals, identify ECG feature data points corresponding to a certain ECG feature, determine a minimum ECG morphological region based on the ECG feature data points, identify one or more measurements corresponding to the certain ECG feature using the minimum ECG morphological region, and determine whether the ECG feature data points correspond to an abnormal cardiac event, based on the one or more measurements.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/259 - Means for maintaining electrode contact with the body using adhesive means, e.g. adhesive pads or tapes using conductive adhesive means, e.g. gels
A61B 5/364 - Detecting abnormal ECG interval, e.g. extrasystoles or ectopic heartbeats
72.
CATHETERS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIRECT INJECTION OF GAS-ENRICHED LIQUID INTO A PATIENT
A catheter includes a catheter body, a first lumen extending through the catheter body, one or more second lumens extending through the catheter body, and two or more capillaries extending from the catheter body and coupled to the second lumens. The first lumen performs at least one of receiving a sample of the blood from a vasculature of the patient or measuring a parameter of the blood. The second lumens receive a gas enriched liquid from a gas enriched liquid source. The capillaries receive the gas enriched liquid from the one or more second lumens and to simultaneously dispense respective streams of the gas enriched liquid directly into the vasculature, such that the streams of the gas enriched liquid intersect and mix with the blood in a region beyond an end of the catheter body and beyond the first lumen.
Dual sequential external defibrillation (DSED) and defibrillation with vector change system, devices and methods are described. An example system includes two defibrillators and a defibrillation accessory device. The defibrillators and two pairs of electrodes may connect with the accessory device, and electrical current for defibrillation shocks may pass through the defibrillation accessory device. In DSED and defibrillation with vector change, two defibrillation shocks may be delivered, where the second shock is delivered along a different vector line than the first shock. In some examples, the defibrillation accessory device may be used in alternating patient transthoracic impedance monitoring and measurement, and associated impedance values may be provided to each of the defibrillators for use in connection with determination of one or more parameters associated with defibrillation shocks.
A system for facilitating the effective administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by providing feedback regarding release velocity, which is the velocity of the chest while resiliently expanding during the upstroke of a CPR compression cycle. The feedback is provided, indicating whether the CPR provider has substantially released the chest, through a control systems which analyzes sensor input corresponding to chest displacement to determine chest compression depth and release velocity, compares the determined release velocity to a desired release velocity threshold. The desired release velocity is determined based on the depth of compression. The desired release velocity may be determined based on assumed or target compression depth, selected by a CPR provider and input into the control system, or the desired release velocity may be determined adaptively, based on the chest compression depth achieved during compressions and/or the rate of compressions, as determined by the control system.
A medical system for assisting a user in providing resuscitation care for a patient includes: a first motion sensor; a second motion sensor; an output device; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: receive and process signals from the first and second motion sensors to measure motion of the first and second motion sensors, determine whether the first motion sensor is positioned at a first orientation having an angle that falls within a first acceptable orientation range, determine whether the second motion sensor is positioned at a second orientation having an angle that falls within a second acceptable orientation range, and in response to a determination that the angle of the first orientation falls within the first acceptable orientation range and the angle of the second orientation falls within the second acceptable orientation range, cause the output device to provide chest compression feedback for the user based from the motion of the first and second motion sensors.
A medical system for assisting with an intubation procedure for a patient. The system comprising airflow sensors configured to obtain data indicative of airflow in the patient's airway and physiological sensors configured to obtain information regarding airflow in the patient's lungs. The system further including a monitoring device communicatively coupled to the airflow sensors and the physiological sensors. The patient monitoring device comprising at least one processor coupled to memory and configured to: provide a user interface on a display and assist the rescuer in determining proper placement of an endotracheal tube, receive the data indicative of the airflow in the patient's airway, receive the physiological information regarding the airflow in the patient's lungs, and determine whether the tube is properly placed based on the received physiological information, and present an output of the determination of whether the ET tube was properly placed.
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A computer-implemented method for managing medical equipment includes presenting, at a display of a mobile computing device associated with an inspector, an inspection user interface configured to capture one or more user inputs from the inspector, receiving inspection account information via the one or more user inputs, receiving a location of the mobile computing device, providing, at the inspection user interface, identification information for transported medical equipment that is associated with the inspection account information, receiving status information for the transported medical equipment via the one or more user inputs, receiving, at a remote medical equipment database, location information for the transported medical equipment, and updating a maintenance report for the transported medical equipment by storing an inspection information entry in the maintenance report. The inspection information entry includes a time stamp, the location information, the received status information, and the location of the mobile computing device.
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A remote alarm for use with a wearable medical device. The remote alarm is configured to receive alarms, voice messages and prompts issued by the wearable medical device and to repeat those alarms, voice messages and prompts in a manner that can more easily be perceived by a patient wearing the wearable medical device or a bystander. The remote alarm can be configured to receive a communication from the wearable medical device, and in response, to identify one or more messages to be provided to the patient or a bystander. The messages may be provided audibly, visually, tactilely or combinations thereof. The remote alarm may further be configured to take certain actions depending upon the content of the communication, such as sending a telephone message to alert emergency personnel to the identity, location and medical condition of the patient, or sending an email.
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SYSTEM AND DEVICE INCLUDING THERMAL FLOW SENSING AND INTERNAL PRESSURE SENSING
A sensing device is provided for use in ventilation treatment, including a thermal mass flow sensor for measurement of gas flow inside of a gas flow conduit of the device and at least one pressure sensor for measurement of the pressure inside of the conduit. The sensing device may include at least one flow conditioner to condition of the flow of the gas inside of the conduit. The device may include an absolute pressure sensor for measurement of the pressure outside of the conduit (e.g., the ambient pressure). Systems and methods are provided that include a sensing device, or use thereof, in determining or presenting patient or treatment data or feedback, such as to a care provider. Systems and methods are provided that include determining patient airway gas flow and pressure waveforms, and that analyze morphological features of the waveforms to determine conditions of the patient or of treatment.
A catheter is configured to be inserted into a vasculature of a patient for delivery of a gas-enriched liquid. The catheter includes a catheter body and one or more capillaries coupled to the catheter body and configured to receive a gas-enriched liquid from a gas-enriched liquid source. An end surface of the catheter includes a first end of the catheter body and a first end of the one or more capillaries. The first end of the one or more capillaries has an aperture through which the gas-enriched liquid can flow. The first end of the one or more capillaries being flush with the first end of the catheter body wherein the end surface of the catheter is smooth and includes the aperture of the one or more capillaries.
A medical device for review of clinical data in a playback mode is described. The medical device includes at least one output device comprising at least one display screen, at least one memory, and at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and the at least one output device, the at least one processor configured to receive signals indicative of patient data from one or more patient interface devices communicatively coupled to the medical device, control the at least one display screen to provide a first visual representation of the patient data as an operational interface, and selectively display a playback interface at the at least one display screen wherein the playback interface enables user interactive review of the patient data based on a second visual representation of the patient data.
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A system for managing responders acquiring medical equipment and responding to an emergency medical event includes mobile devices associated with responders; a computer aided dispatch (CAD), and an equipment/responder management system communicatively coupled to the mobile devices and CAD and configured to receive an event location from the CAD, retrieve medical equipment locations from a database, receive responder locations from the mobile devices, send the event and equipment locations to a first mobile device, generate an activity log for the event including first responder status information based on the responder location, the event and medical equipment locations, send the activity log to the first mobile device, send the event location and the medical equipment locations to a second mobile device, update the activity log with second responder status information based on the responder, event and medical equipment locations, and send the activity log to the mobile devices.
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Systems and methods related to the field of cardiac resuscitation, and in particular to devices for assisting rescuers in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
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ALIGNING TIMESTAMPS OF DATA COLLECTED BY MULTIPLE DEVICES AT MEDICAL SCENE
In an illustrative embodiment, systems and methods for aligning data timing of data sets collected by devices used at a medical scene may include a first device configured to establish wireless communication with at least a portion of the devices, and repeatedly, during treatment of a patient at the medical scene, receive a message including a current device time as determined by each device. The first device may determine a receipt time of the message and store a timing correlation based on the current device time, the receipt time, and a device identifier. Each timing correlation may be applied as an offset to timestamps of a corresponding data set, each data set collected by a respective device of the devices, to align timing of the data sets, thereby enabling combined analysis across the data sets.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND MANAGING A PERSONALIZED CARDIAC REHABILITATION PLAN
A system for managing an individualized cardiac rehabilitation plan for an ambulatory cardiac rehabilitation patient includes an externally worn device configured to monitor cardiac activity of the patient and a server in communication with the externally worn device. The server includes a computer-readable medium and at least one server processor configured to receive one or more inputs from a healthcare provider, develop a patient-specific cardiac rehabilitation plan, including a plurality of exercise sessions, based on the one or more inputs, transmit the rehabilitation plan to the externally worn device, receive patient data from the externally worn device, and record one or more status identifiers for each past exercise session based on the received patient data. The at least one server processor is configured to adjust the rehabilitation plan based on the one or more recorded status identifiers and transmit the adjusted rehabilitation plan to the externally worn device.
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AUTOMATED RESUSCITATION DEVICE WITH VENTILATION SENSING AND PROMPTING
A device for assisting a caregiver in delivering cardiac resuscitation to a patient, the device comprising a user interface configured to deliver prompts to a caregiver to assist the caregiver in delivering cardiac resuscitation to a patient; at least one sensor configured to detect the caregiver's progress in delivering the cardiac resuscitation, wherein the sensor is configured to provide a signal containing information indicative of ventilation; a memory in which a plurality of different prompts are stored, including at least one ventilation progress prompt to guide the rescuer's performance of ventilation; a processor configured to process the output of the sensor to determine a parameter descriptive of ventilation progress and to determine whether the ventilation progress prompt should be selected for delivery. Possible parameters descriptive of ventilation progress include ventilation rate, delivered tidal volume, and flow rate.
A wearable cardiotoxicity monitoring system for monitoring cardiotoxicity biosignal markers in oncology patients is provided. The system includes a wearable cardiotoxicity monitoring device configured for long-term, continuous wear by a patient, including externally applied biosignal sensors configured to sense biosignal(s) from the patient and a controller. The externally applied biosignal sensors include ECG electrodes and at least one non-ECG physiological sensor. The controller is configured to transmit biosignal-based data based on the sensed biosignal(s) to a remote server. The system further includes the remote server, including a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to receive the biosignal-based data, analyze the biosignal-based data to identify cardiotoxicity biosignal marker(s) associated with heart failure caused by chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy cardiotoxicity, determine a current status of cardiotoxicity in the patient based on the cardiotoxicity biosignal marker(s), and generate an output based on the current status of cardiotoxicity.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ALERT INDICATING BATTERY REMOVAL FROM A WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
An externally worn cardiac monitoring and/or treatment system with battery detachment detection is provided. The system includes detachment circuitry and audible and/or vibrational alarm circuitry operably coupled to the detachment circuitry. The detachment circuitry is configured to detect whether the rechargeable battery is detached from the battery-powered externally worn cardiac device by monitoring a connection established between the rechargeable battery and the at least one processor and output a battery status signal indicating whether the rechargeable battery is detached from the battery-powered externally worn cardiac device. The audible and/or vibrational alarm circuitry is configured to receive the battery status signal and output an audible alert in a predetermined frequency range and/or a tactile alert if the rechargeable battery is detached.
A wearable arrhythmia monitoring and treatment device for improving confidence in determined arrhythmias prior to treatment includes a plurality of sensing electrodes, one or more therapy electrodes, and an electrode signal acquisition circuit having a plurality of inputs. The electrode signal acquisition circuit is configured to sense a respective signal provided by each of a plurality of different pairings of the plurality of sensing electrodes. The wearable arrhythmia monitoring and treatment device includes a monitoring and detection circuit including at least one processor configured to analyze the respective signals provided by each of the plurality of different pairings of the plurality of sensing electrodes, change a confidence level in a determined arrhythmia condition based on the respective signals provided by the plurality of different pairings of the plurality of sensing electrodes, and initiate a therapy to the patient via the one or more therapy electrodes based on the confidence level.
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A system for managing and distributing patient reports regarding medical devices to end users includes at least one processor configured to perform instructions to receive, from at least one therapeutic medical device, first physiological information relating to at least one therapeutic medical device patient and receive, from at least one monitoring medical device, second physiological information relating to at least one monitoring medical device patient. The at least one processor is also configured to perform instructions to process the first physiological information and the second physiological information, generate a plurality of patient reports from the processed first physiological information and from the processed second physiological information, receive a selection from an end user via an end user terminal, and provide at least one patient report of the plurality of patient reports to the end user terminal based on the received selection.
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Display screen with graphical user interface for communicating health-related messages regarding ventilated patients
Ambulatory cardiac devices for providing comfortable, long-term continuous cardiac monitoring and treatment for arrythmia conditions. Examples of a device include sensing electrodes configured to detect ECG signals of an ambulatory patient, a garment configured to be worn about the patient's thorax, and sensing electrode receptacles configured to dispose, via the garment, the sensing electrodes at predetermined anatomical locations on the patient's thorax, and maintain, via the garment, contact between the sensing electrodes and the predetermined anatomical locations despite movement of the patient's thorax. In examples, each sensing electrode receptacle forms an opening in the garment and includes a securement device configured to allow for removable installation of a sensing electrode, a lock configured to inhibit movement of the sensing electrode separate from the sensing electrode receptacle, and a guide configured to align the sensing electrode with one of the predetermined anatomical locations of the patient's thorax through the opening.
A wearable monitoring and therapeutic device includes at least two sensing electrodes. Each sensing electrode includes a metallic surface integrated in a garment. The device includes at least two therapy electrodes. Each of the at least two therapy electrodes includes a receptacle, and each receptacle includes at least one dose of conductive fluid. The device includes the garment. The garment includes a fabric that is stretchable and that is breathable and/or moisture wicking, and conductive wiring configured to at least partially electrically connect that at least two sensing electrodes to at least one defibrillator component. The device includes the at least one defibrillator component. The at least two therapy electrodes are configured to provide an electric shock to the subject. Prior to the application of the electric shock, each receptacle is configured to release the conductive fluid from the receptacle.
A temperature management system controls a temperature of a body of a patient and determines a value indicative of a thermoregulatory activity of the patient. The system includes a heat exchange system configured to exchange heat with a body of a patient and to record operational data while controlling the temperature of the body of the patient. The temperature management system receives temperature data from a sensor, controls the heat exchange system to maintain the temperature of the body of the patient within a target temperature range, receives, in response to the controlling, operational data, determines, based on the temperature data and the operational data, a value indicative of a thermoregulatory activity of the patient, and generates, based on the value, an alert through the user interface indicating the thermoregulatory activity of the patient.
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A medical ventilation monitoring system is provided. The system includes: a patient ventilation unit defining an airflow path, and arranged so that when the unit is applied to a patient, the airflow path is in fluid communication with the patient's airway. The patient ventilation unit includes: an airflow sensor positioned to sense the presence of ventilation airflow to or from the patient and a communication link. The system also includes at least one processor arranged to communicate with the ventilation unit by the communication link. The at least one processor is configured to: provide an initial treatment protocol for providing care to the patient, receive data regarding a current condition of the patient from the ventilation unit, and determine an updated treatment protocol. The updated treatment protocol includes applying ventilation at an updated ventilation volume or at an updated ventilation rate based on information from the airflow sensor.
Ambulatory medical devices may occasionally improperly administer a therapeutic stimulation pulse to a patient upon an incorrect detection of arrhythmia in the patient. To address these improperly administered therapeutic stimulation pulses, an ambulatory medical device includes processes and systems for verifying an initial declaration of an arrhythmia. The ambulatory medical device described include at least one first sensing electrode and at least one second sensing electrode distinct from the at least one first sensing electrode. First electrocardiogram (ECG) signals detected by the first sensing electrode are analyzed to provide an initial declaration of the arrhythmia condition of the patient. As a treatment protocol is being initiated in response to the analysis of the first ECG signals, second ECG signals detected by the second sensing electrode are analyzed to verify the initial declaration of the arrhythmia.
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An example of a system for assisting a rescuer in providing CPR includes a motion sensor configured to generate signals indicative of chest motion during CPR chest compressions, and a defibrillator including a display screen configured to provide CPR feedback and defibrillation information and a processor configured to receive the signals, generate a compression waveform based on the signals, detect, in the compression waveform, features characteristic of chest compressions, compare the detected features to a predetermined criterion that distinguishes between manually delivered and compressions delivered by an automated compression device, and selectively provide the CPR feedback based on whether the compressions are the manually delivered or the automated compressions, where the selective provision of the CPR feedback includes displaying CPR parameters for the manually delivered compressions, and a removing from the display screen at least one CPR parameter of the CPR parameters for the automated compressions.
Systems, methods and devices for utilizing heat transfer parameters or energy expenditure of devices providing controlled hypothermia, normothermia or hyperthermia to detect changes, or the absence of changes, a patient's endogenous set-point temperature; which is not available during exogenously induced targeted temperature management. A particular embodiment would allow detection of fever in patients undergoing targeted temperature managed.
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(1) Repair and maintenance of medical devices; set-up of medical devices; replacement of components and accessories for medical devices.
(2) Educational services, namely, conducting seminars, classes, and workshops on set-up and maintenance of medical devices and related components and accessories; educational services, namely, conducting on-line seminars, classes, workshops and webinars on set-up and maintenance of medical devices and related components and accessories.
(3) Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for providing training on the set-up and maintenance of medical devices and related components and accessories.
