US 12,064,218 B2
Wrist-worn device for coordinating patient care
Gary A. Freeman, Waltham, MA (US); Michael Buonadonna, Arlington, MA (US); Guy R. Johnson, Wilton, NH (US); Justin R. Carroll, Brighton, CO (US); Annemarie Silver, Bedford, MA (US); Frederick J. Geheb, Lenexa, KS (US); and John C. Amann, Worcester, MA (US)
Assigned to ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US)
Filed by ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/515,972.
Application 17/515,972 is a continuation of application No. 15/230,591, filed on Aug. 8, 2016, granted, now 11,202,579.
Prior Publication US 2022/0125320 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61H 31/00 (2006.01); A61H 31/02 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/318 (2021.01)
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1. A system for guiding a plurality of acute care providers in providing treatment to a patient at a rescue scene, the system comprising:
a chest compression assistance device comprising a housing configured to be positioned between a chest of the patient and hands of an acute care provider during chest compressions and at least one chest compression sensor enclosed in the housing, wherein the housing is configured to move along with the chest as chest compressions are provided to the patient;
a plurality of wrist-worn feedback devices each comprising at least one movement sensor configured to detect movement of hands and/or wrists of a wearer, wherein each of the plurality of wrist-worn feedback devices is configured to be worn by a different respective acute care provider of the plurality of acute care providers at the rescue scene; and
at least one controller in communication with the at least one chest compression sensor and with the plurality of wrist-worn feedback devices, the at least one controller configured to:
receive and process signals from the at least one chest compression sensor representative of movement of the patient's chest during the chest compressions;
determine at least one compression parameter value for the chest compressions based on the received and processed signals from the at least one chest compression sensor;
receive and process signals from the movement sensors of the plurality of wrist-worn feedback devices;
associate the chest compression assistance device with a particular wrist-worn feedback device of the plurality of wrist-worn feedback devices based on identified simultaneous movement detected in the signals from the at least one movement sensor of the particular wrist-worn feedback device and the signals from the at least one chest compression sensor to identify the
particular wrist-worn feedback device of the plurality of wrist-worn feedback devices worn by the respective acute care provider that provides the chest compressions to the patient; and
cause the particular wrist-worn feedback device worn by the respective acute care provider that provides the chest compressions to the patient to provide feedback based, at least in part, on the determined at least one compression parameter value, to the respective acute care provider for performance of the chest compressions.