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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
West Affum Holdings Corp., Grand Cayman, KY;
William Edward Crone, Fall City, WA (US);
Dallas Eugene Meeker, Kirkland, WA (US);
Robert Reuben Buchanan, Bothell, WA (US);
Douglas Keith Medema, Everett, WA (US);
David Peter Finch, Bothell, WA (US);
Laura Marie Gustavson, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel James Finney, Woodinville, WA (US);
WEST AFFUM HOLDINGS CORP., Grand Cayman, KY;
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.