Advanced Medical Monitoring and Treatment Device with Enhanced Patient Comfort and Safety
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Summary of the Inventive Concept
An innovative medical monitoring and treatment device that improves patient comfort and safety through advanced pacing pulse delivery, optimized cardiac monitoring, and enhanced safety features.
Background and Problem Solved
The original patent, 'Medical monitoring and treatment device with external pacing,' has limitations in terms of patient discomfort from pacing pulses and inadequate cardiac monitoring. The present inventive concept addresses these limitations by introducing advanced features that optimize pacing pulse delivery, enhance cardiac monitoring, and improve patient safety.
Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept
The new inventive concept comprises a wearable sensor to detect patient movement, a processor to adjust pacing pulse characteristics, and a pacing module to deliver the adjusted pulses. Additionally, the device features a harness with breathable material and adjustable straps, multiple ECG sensing electrodes, and an alarm module to alert the patient and/or caregiver of potential cardiac events. The processor analyzes the patient's cardiac activity and movement patterns to optimize pacing pulse delivery, ensuring improved patient comfort and safety.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The new claims introduce novel features that are not present in the original patent, including the wearable sensor, adjustable pacing pulse characteristics, and enhanced safety features. These advancements provide a non-obvious solution to the limitations of the original patent, resulting in a more efficient, safer, and more comfortable medical monitoring and treatment device.
Alternative Embodiments and Variations
Alternative embodiments may include variations in sensor types, processing algorithms, and alarm module configurations. The inventive concept could also be adapted for use in different medical applications, such as cardiac rehabilitation or remote patient monitoring.
Potential Commercial Applications and Market
The advanced medical monitoring and treatment device has significant commercial potential in the medical device industry, particularly in the areas of cardiac care and remote patient monitoring. The device's enhanced patient comfort and safety features make it an attractive solution for healthcare providers and patients alike.
Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)
Field of Art
Medical device engineering, specifically non-invasive cardiac monitoring and external pacing technologies, requiring expertise in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and medical device design with knowledge of cardiac monitoring systems and wearable medical technologies
Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile
A biomedical engineer with advanced degree, 3-5 years experience in cardiac monitoring device design, familiar with ECG sensing, external pacing technologies, and wearable medical device development
Obviousness Rationale
A person having ordinary skill would recognize that the published technical disclosure represents predictable variations on the source patent's core technology by applying known design optimization techniques to improve patient comfort and monitoring capabilities. The PTD's modifications represent incremental improvements using standard engineering approaches to enhance existing medical monitoring device functionality. These variations would be considered obvious extensions of the existing technological framework established in the source patent.
Obvious Combinations & Variations
Original Patent Information
| Patent Number | US 11,857,327 |
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| Title | Medical monitoring and treatment device with external pacing |
| Assignee(s) | ZOLL Medical Corporation |