US Patent Issued to West Affum Holdings DAC on Aug. 11 for "Wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system using sensor modules with reassurance code for confirmation before shock" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,849, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to West Affum Holdings DAC (Dublin).

"Wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system using sensor modules with reassurance code for confirmation before shock" was invented by Fred William Chapman (Newcastle, Wash.) and Gregory T. Kavounas (Bellevue, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable cardioverter defibrillator ("WCD") system includes a support structure that can be worn by a patient, and a defibrillator coupled to the support structure. An ECG input, rendered from an ECG of the patient, may meet a primary shock criterion. One or more sensor modules are further provided, which are wo...