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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Zoll Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Emil Oskin, Natrona Heights, PA (US);
Philip C. Skalos, Munhall, PA (US);
Thomas E. Kaib, North Huntingdon, PA (US);
Assignee:
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/39 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/0402 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3918 (2013.01); A61B 5/0402 (2013.01); A61B 5/6804 (2013.01); A61N 1/04 (2013.01); A61N 1/0484 (2013.01); A61N 1/3968 (2013.01); A61N 1/3993 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wearable monitoring device is provided. The wearable monitoring device includes a garment to hold an electrode, be worn about a subject, and include an orientation circuit. The monitoring device also includes a control unit coupled to the orientation circuit capable of measuring at least one parameter associated with the orientation circuit and determine whether the electrode is positioned in the garment with the conductive surface oriented towards the subject based on the at least one parameter.