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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2016
West Affum Holdings Corp., Grand Cayman, KY;
Joseph L. Sullivan, Kirkland, WA (US);
David Peter Finch, Bothell, WA (US);
Phillip Dewey Foshee, Jr., Woodinville, WA (US);
Isabelle Banville, Newcastle, WA (US);
Richard C. Nova, Seattle, WA (US);
Krystyna Szul, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel Finney, Woodinville, WA (US);
Laura Marie Gustavson, Redmond, WA (US);
Gregory T. Kavounas, Bellevue, WA (US);
WEST AFFUM HOLDINGS CORP., G, KY;
Abstract
A wearable cardiac defibrillator ('WCD') system may include a support structure that a patient can wear, an energy storage module that can store an electrical charge, and a discharge circuit that can discharge the electrical charge through the patient so as to shock him or her, while the patient is wearing the support structure. Embodiments may actively take into account bystanders, both to protect them from an inadvertent shock, and also to enlist their help. In some embodiments, the WCD system includes a speaker system, a memory and a proximity detector. Prompts have been stored in the memory. In case of an emergency, upon inferring that no bystander is nearby, the speaker system may transmit a sound at a higher intensity than otherwise, hoping to attract attention.