US 11,833,360 B2
Carry pack for a wearable cardioverter defibrillator
Garrett M. Kotlarchik, Kenmore, WA (US); Kiah Lesher, SEattle, WA (US); Phillip D. Foshee, Jr., Woodinville, WA (US); Daniel J. Finney, Woodinville, WA (US); and David P. Finch, Bothell, WA (US)
Assigned to West Affum Holdings DAC, Dublin (IE)
Filed by WEST AFFUM HOLDINGS DAC, Dublin (IE)
Filed on May 29, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/425,864.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/677,566, filed on May 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0366110 A1, Dec. 5, 2019
Int. Cl. A61N 1/39 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/3968 (2013.01) [A61N 1/3904 (2017.08)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A carrying case for a wearable patient monitoring medical device system, comprising:
a container with a front wall, a rear wall, and a gusset that is coupled to the front wall and the rear wall and is operative to separate the front wall from the rear wall to form a first side, a second side, and a bottom of the container, the container being configured to form an opening at a top portion and to receive a housing of a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD), the housing of the WCD having a right side, a left side, a top, and a bottom, each of the first side and the second side of the container being configured to cover a portion of each side of the housing of the WCD and to expose another portion of the respective side of the housing of the WCD, each of the front wall and the rear wall including a plurality of fabric layers;
a latching strap configured to couple the front wall and the rear wall of the container and configured to retain the housing of the WCD in the container the latching strap oriented substantially at a middle of the top of the container configured to provide access to a first portion at the top of the housing of the WCD on the right side and a second portion at the top of the housing of the WCD on the left side;
a pocket formed on the front wall of the container, wherein the pocket has a width substantially equal to the front wall of the container;
connection points inset from an edge of the rear wall, wherein inset of the connection points reduces wobble while the carrying case is worn; and
an adjustable strap removably coupled to the connection points, the adjustable strap configured to be worn in various configurations on a body of the patient, wherein the adjustable strap includes a padded portion with a passageway for the adjustable strap to loop through the padded portion, wherein when a patient positions the housing of the WCD in either of a first or second orientation, either the first portion or the second portion of the top of the housing of the WCD remain accessible to the patient,
wherein the carrying case is configured to enable while carrying the housing of the WCD: (i) removal of one or more batteries of the housing of the WCD; or (ii) disconnection of a cable from the housing of the WCD without removing the housing of the WCD from the carrying case; or (iii) both (i) and (ii).