WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATION SYSTEM WITH ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES HAVING PILLOW STRUCTURE

WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATION SYSTEM WITH ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES HAVING PILLOW STRUCTURE

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...

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Hauptverfasser: Meeker, Dallas Eugene, Medema, Douglas Keith, Gustavson, Laura Marie, Finch, David Peter, Crone, William Edward, Finney, Daniel James, Buchanan, Robert Rueben
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung: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.