Patent ID: 9345898
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. A wearable defibrillator system, comprising: a support structure configured to be worn by a patient; an energy storage module configured to store a charge; a processor configured to make a determination as to whether the patient needs one of a first electrical therapy and a second electrical therapy distinct from the first electrical therapy; two electrodes coupled with the support structure, configured to be applied to the patient at respective patient locations and to deliver the stored charge at the patient locations for administering the needed one of the first electrical therapy and the second electrical therapy, in which at least one of the electrodes includes a conductive pad and a fluid retention structure coupled with the conductive pad; an impedance measurement circuit configured to sense an impedance between the two electrodes, in which the stored charge is delivered after the sensed impedance meets a discharge condition; a user interface configured to output an alert if the sensed impedance decreases below an alert threshold; a first reservoir distinct from the fluid retention structure and coupled to the support structure and configured to store a first fluid; a first fluid deploying mechanism configured to cause at least some of the first fluid to be released from the first reservoir and be deployed near at least one of the patient locations if the determination is that the first electrical therapy is needed, in which the first fluid, when released, soaks the fluid retention structure by a capillary effect and/or a wicking effect; a second reservoir distinct from the fluid retention structure and coupled to the support structure and configured to store a second fluid different from the first fluid; a second fluid deploying mechanism configured to cause at least some of the second fluid to be released from the second reservoir and be deployed near at least one of the patient locations if the determination is that the second electrical therapy is needed.