US 12,168,139 B2
Secure limited components for use with medical devices
Thomas E. Kaib, Irwin, PA (US); Shane S. Volpe, Saltsburg, PA (US); and Ernast Sevo, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US)
Filed by ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/305,544.
Application 16/277,050 is a division of application No. 15/233,245, filed on Aug. 10, 2016, granted, now 10,252,070, issued on Apr. 9, 2019.
Application 18/305,544 is a continuation of application No. 17/182,386, filed on Feb. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,666,772.
Application 17/182,386 is a continuation of application No. 16/277,050, filed on Feb. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,960,221, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/215,558, filed on Sep. 8, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0264036 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. A61N 1/39 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/333 (2021.01); A61N 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/0245 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/3975 (2013.01) [A61B 5/333 (2021.01); A61B 5/7475 (2013.01); A61N 1/025 (2013.01); A61B 5/002 (2013.01); A61B 5/0245 (2013.01); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01); A61B 7/003 (2013.01); A61N 1/3904 (2017.08)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ambulatory medical device for providing patient care, the ambulatory medical device comprising:
a power supply configured to provide power to the ambulatory medical device;
memory configured to provide a primary data store and a secondary data store;
at least one sensing electrode configured to acquire electrocardiogram (ECG) signals from a patient;
at least one treatment electrode coupled with the power supply and configured to provide a defibrillating shock to the patient;
one or more processors coupled to the power supply, the memory, the at one least sensing electrode, and the at least one treatment electrode and configured to convert the ECG signals into ECG data;
a patient care component executable by the one or more processors and configured to perform one or more primary operations of the ambulatory medical device at least in part by being configured to
store primary data based on the ECG data in the primary data store, and
store secondary data based on the ECG data in the secondary data store; and
a limited functionality component executable by the one or more processors and configured to not affect the one or more primary operations of the ambulatory medical device at least in part by being configured to manipulate data stored in the secondary data store, wherein the limited functionality component is configured to either no access or read-only access of data stored in the primary data store.