Patent ID: 9186521
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A system for managing care of a person receiving emergency cardiac assistance, the system comprising: one or more capacitors for delivering a defibrillating shock to a patient; one or more electronic ports for receiving signals from sensors for obtaining indications of an electrocardiogram (ECG) for the patient; a patient treatment module executable on one or more computer processors using code stored in non-transitory media and to provide a determination of a likelihood of success from delivering a future defibrillating shock to the person with the one or more capacitors, using (a) a mathematical transform from a time domain to a frequency domain applied to the indication of the ECG, and (b) a tapered window for identifying the portion of the indication of the ECG on which the transform is performed; and an output mechanism arranged to present, to a user of the system, an indication regarding the likelihood of success from delivering a defibrillating shock to the person with the one or more capacitors, wherein the indication regarding the likelihood of success is updated substantially continuously.