Wearable cardiac defibrillation system with flexible electrodes

US9833607B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• West Affum Holdings Corp. · KY

Inventors

• William E. Crone · Fall City, US
• Dallas Eugene Meeker · Kirkland, US
• Robert Reuben Buchanan · Bothell, US
• Douglas K. Medema · Everett, US
• David P. Finch · Bothell, US
• Laura Marie Gustavson · Redmond, US
• Daniel James Finney · Woodinville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 13, 2015
• Grant date: Dec 5, 2017
• Expiry date: Oct 26, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3968
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In embodiments, a wearable cardiac defibrillation (WCD) system includes one or more flexible ECG electrodes. The WCD system may have a support structure that is dimensioned to be worn so as to press the electrodes towards the body of the patient. The electrodes may be made from appropriate material so as to flex in order to match a contour of the body of the patient. An advantage over the prior art is that the flexible electrode may make better electrical contact with the patient's skin, and therefore provide a better ECG signal for the WCD system to perform its diagnosis.