Patent ID: 8649861

Claim:
A wearable treatment device for treatment of a subject, comprising: a plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes configured to be positioned outside a body of the subject and to detect cardiac information of the subject; at least one treatment electrode configured to be positioned outside the body of the subject and to apply treatment to the subject; at least one activity sensor configured to be positioned outside the body of the subject and to detect subject activity information; a monitor having a user interface configured to guide the subject through a predetermined test; and a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of cardiac sensing electrodes, the at least one treatment electrode, the monitor, and the at least one activity sensor, the controller configured to receive and record the detected cardiac information and the detected subject activity information during the predetermined test, to determine whether treatment should be applied to the body of the subject based upon the detected cardiac information, and to initiate the treatment of the subject in response to a determination that the treatment should be applied to the body of the subject during the predetermined test.