Patent ID: 8838235

Claim:
A wearable defibrillation system configured to be worn by a patient and to defibrillate the patient, the patient carrying a mobile communication device capable of exchanging data via a remote comlink with one of other devices in a network, the system comprising: a support structure configured to be worn by the patient; a capacitor coupled to the support structure and configured to store electrical charge for delivering to the patient's body so as to defibrillate the patient; and a communication module coupled to the support structure and configured to establish, with the mobile communication device, a local comlink that is distinct from the remote comlink, the communication module further configured to establish, with one of the other devices in the network, a bypass comlink that does not include the mobile communication device and via which data can be transmitted, and in which the communication module and the mobile communication device are configured to exchange data via the local comlink.