ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,436, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to ZOLL Medical Corp. (Chelmsford, Mass.).
"Ambulatory medical device interaction" was invented by Kent Volosin (Mars, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, and techniques that enable medical devices to integrate and interoperate with one another are provided. In some examples, a wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) advantageously interoperates with an implanted pacemaker to provide a variety of benefits. For instance, in some examples, the WCD oversees execution of an antitachycardia (ATP) protocol by the implanted pacemaker and intervenes as needed. In other examples, the WCD driv...