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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2021
Zoll Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Thomas E Kaib, Irwin, PA (US);
Shane S Volpe, Saltsburg, PA (US);
Gregory R Frank, Mt. Lebanon, PA (US);
Gary A Freeman, Waltham, MA (US);
Mark Jerome Owens, Wexford, PA (US);
ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Abstract
According to an aspect, an improved modular wearable medical device for monitoring a patient's ECG signals and providing therapeutic shocks in the event of a cardiac arrhythmia is provided. The device includes a garment, a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes that are permanently coupled at first predetermined locations on the garment, at least one pocket or receptacle disposed on the garment and configured to removably secure a module with device electronics within a housing to the garment, a plurality of wires or cables permanently integrated into the garment and operably coupling the plurality of permanently coupled ECG sensing electrodes with the sensor interface module, a plurality of therapy electrodes removably coupled to second predetermined locations on the garment, gel deployment circuitry, one or more capacitors, and a therapy control module configured to control the provision of the therapeutic shocks.