CPC A61N 1/0484 (2013.01) [A61N 1/046 (2013.01); A61N 1/0492 (2013.01); A61N 1/3968 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A Wearable Defibrillator (WD) system, comprising:
a support structure configured to be worn by a patient, the support structure dimensioned relative to a body of the patient to be so worn with nonzero tension that causes nonzero pressure to be exerted onto the patient;
an electronics module configured to be coupled to the support structure;
a conductive electrode configured to be coupled to the support structure so that the electrode remains pressed against the patient due to the nonzero pressure when the support structure is so worn, the electrode flexible enough so as to acquire a first shape due to being subjected to the nonzero pressure when the support structure is so worn, but a second shape different from the first shape if the electrode alone is deposited on a flat level surface without the electrode being subjected to an external pressure; and
a signal conductor configured to couple electronically the electronics module and the electrode when the support structure is so worn.
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