US 11,951,323 B2
Remote medical device alarm
Thomas E. Kaib, Irwin, PA (US); Shane S. Volpe, Saltsburg, PA (US); and Richard A. Rattanni, Verona, PA (US)
Assigned to ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION, Chelmsford, MA (US)
Filed by ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US)
Filed on May 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/320,323.
Application 18/320,323 is a continuation of application No. 17/454,425, filed on Nov. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,691,022.
Application 17/454,425 is a continuation of application No. 16/953,439, filed on Nov. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,198,017, issued on Dec. 14, 2021.
Application 16/953,439 is a continuation of application No. 16/665,090, filed on Oct. 28, 2019, granted, now 10,881,871, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Application 16/665,090 is a continuation of application No. 16/185,123, filed on Nov. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,485,982, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Application 16/185,123 is a continuation of application No. 15/840,014, filed on Dec. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,159,849, issued on Dec. 25, 2018.
Application 15/840,014 is a continuation of application No. 14/579,615, filed on Dec. 22, 2014, granted, now 9,925,387, issued on Mar. 27, 2018.
Application 14/579,615 is a continuation of application No. 13/286,533, filed on Nov. 1, 2011, granted, now 9,937,355, issued on Apr. 10, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/411,189, filed on Nov. 8, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0285766 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. A61N 1/39 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/3993 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/02438 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 5/7405 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/7455 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/0277 (2013.01); G08B 25/016 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A cardiac monitoring and treatment system for providing remote alerts, the system comprising:
a wearable defibrillator configured to detect a cardiac arrhythmia in a patient and deliver a therapeutic shock to the patient to treat the cardiac arrhythmia, wherein the wearable defibrillator includes:
a control unit configured to provide a first alert to the patient before delivering the therapeutic shock, and
a battery configured to provide power for the therapeutic shock; and
a remote alarm device for providing a second alert to the patient, the remote alarm device comprising:
a communication interface configured to receive a communication from the wearable defibrillator relating to the cardiac arrhythmia,
a user interface configured to provide the second alert to the patient before delivering the therapeutic shock, and to further receive user input provided in response to the second alert, wherein the second alert is a visual, tactile and/or aural alert, and
at least one processor configured to respond to the communication by controlling the user interface to generate the second alert.