Patent ID: 11944835
Assignee: WEST AFFUM HOLDINGS DAC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method of operating a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system that is intended for a patient who is ambulatory, the WCD system including a support structure, a defibrillator, a defibrillation electrode including a wire lead, a pad having a first functional side and a second functional side, and an adhesive material arranged on the second functional side of the pad, the method comprising:
coupling the pad to the support structure when the support structure is worn by the patient with the defibrillator coupled to the support structure, wherein the first functional side of the pad is maintained on a body of the patient, the wire lead is coupled to the pad and to the defibrillator, and the adhesive material is shielded from contacting the support structure or the body of the patient;
manipulating the defibrillation electrode when the patient is not wearing the support structure, wherein the defibrillation electrode is adapted to unshield the adhesive material; and
adhering the pad to a body of a person or a patient using the unshielded adhesive material so that the second functional side of the pad is maintained on the person or the patient when the support structure is not worn by the patient;
applying a therapeutic shock through the first functional side of the pad when the support structure is worn by the patient, and through the second functional side of the pad when the support structure is not worn by the patient.