Wearable Defibrillator Patient Data Routing by Recipient Profile
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) systems lack the ability to efficiently transmit patient information to different recipients based on predetermined profiles or event types, which can hinder timely and appropriate medical response during emergencies.
Innovation Solution
A WCD system configured to monitor patient characteristics and transmit specific subsets of patient information to various recipients based on their associated profiles and the type of event detected, using methods such as electronic messages, voice messages, or notifications through a server or mobile devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all patient information is transmitted to all recipients, then complete information availability is achieved, but communication efficiency and recipient workload increase unnecessarily
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by customizing information transmission according to recipient profiles. Different recipients receive different subsets of patient information tailored to their specific needs and roles. For example, medical personnel receive comprehensive clinical data while family members receive only essential updates, optimizing both information completeness and communication efficiency for each recipient group.
2Loss of information
If detailed patient information is sent to family members, then family members can better understand the situation, but information overload occurs for non-medical personnel
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements local quality by adapting information content to recipient expertise levels. Family members and non-medical recipients receive simplified, accessible information subsets that are easy to comprehend, while medical personnel receive detailed clinical data. This resolves the contradiction by optimizing information accessibility without causing overload for non-expert recipients.
3Loss of time
If the WCD system transmits comprehensive patient data to multiple recipients simultaneously, then all parties receive timely information, but system complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary action by pre-configuring recipient profiles and information subsets before emergencies occur. During actual emergencies, the system simply matches recipients to appropriate information subsets based on their profiles, dramatically reducing system complexity and energy consumption while maintaining timely communication to all necessary parties.
4Productivity
If different information subsets are sent to different recipients, then communication efficiency improves, but information management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system resolves this contradiction by performing preliminary configuration of recipient profiles and information subsets during setup phases. This pre-organization enables efficient automated matching during emergencies without requiring complex real-time decision-making, thereby maintaining high communication efficiency while managing system complexity through advance preparation.
Data Source
AI summary
A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system includes a support structure that the patient may wear, and one or more sensors that may acquire patient physiological signals, such as ECG and others. A processor of the WCD system may determine diagnostics from the patient physiological signals. These diagnostics include a six-second ECG portion, heart rates as histograms, heart rates against QRS width, heart rate trends, clinical event counters, diagnostics relating to heart rate variability and about the atrial arrhythmia burden of the patient. In some embodiments, the WCD system includes a user interface with a screen that displays these diagnostics. In some examples, the WCD system exports these diagnostics for viewing by a different screen. When viewed, these diagnostics permit more detailed analysis of the state of the patient.