Inventors:
University of Washington - Seattle WA, US
David Thor Linker - Seattle WA, US
Assignee:
University of Washington - Seattle WA
International Classification:
A61B 5/046, A61B 5/0408
Abstract:
A method, system, and device for detection of an arrhythmia, and discrimination between different types of arrhythmia, for example to determine whether to administer an electric shock to the heart, the device comprising a wearable monitor with electrodes that detect the electrical activity of a beating heart, attached to an embedded monitoring system having an amplifier, a microprocessor, a data storage device, and a power supply, all disposed on a substrate having large distal end portions that attach to the electrodes and a narrow intermediate portion that attaches to the monitoring system.