DETECTING AND ADDRESSING IRREGULAR MOTION TO IMPROVE DEFIBRILLATION SHOCK RECOMMENDATIONS

• Main Authors: Liu, Michelle, Duke, Steven Barry, Piraino, Daniel W, Chapman, Fred W, Taylor, Tyson G, Apperson, Ryan William, Walker, Robert G, Natarajan, Thangeswaran
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.06.2022
• Subjects: ELECTROTHERAPY; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

Systems, devices, and methods for detecting and addressing irregular motion to improve defibrillation shock recommendations are described. In an example method performed by a medical device, an electrocardiogram (ECG) of an individual receiving chest compressions is detected. In addition, irregular motion of the individual is detected. If a magnitude of the irregular motion is greater than or equal to a threshold, a remedial action is performed. In some examples, the medical device refrains from generating a recommendation indicating whether the ECG includes a shockable rhythm and/or whether a defibrillation shock is recommended. In some instances, the medical device outputs the recommendation with a certainty of the recommendation. In some cases, the medical device outputs a warning and generates the recommendation in response to receiving an input signal indicating a manual override.