Universal interface for implantable medical device data management

• US 20010039437A1
• Filed: 03/16/2001
• Published: 11/08/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Roberts, Jonathan P., Taepke, Robert T. II, Deno, D. Curtis, Shaw, Richard J., Beck, Robert C., Bennett, Tom D.
• Granted Patent: US 6,650,939 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/27
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/372 Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators

Abstract

Medical device data is transferred using a universal adaptor between an implanted medical device and hospital monitoring systems. The universal adaptor is an interface compatible with various built-in hospital monitoring network comprised of equipment from a variety of manufacturers. The universal adaptor includes a telemetry circuitry, a calibration system for atmospheric pressure and an analog interface. The calibration system relates to barometric correction and includes an external pressure reference system.

Claims

1. A universal interface for an IMD data management to enable physiologic data transfer from the IMD to hospital systems via various built-in monitoring equipment, the universal interface comprising:

a telemetry circuitry;

means for calibration of barometric pressure; and

means for analog interface;

said telemetry circuitry being in data communication with the IMD and further being in data communications with said means for calibration and said means for analog interface.

2. The universal interface of

claim 1

wherein said means for calibration includes an external pressure reference means.

3. The universal interface of

claim 1

wherein said telemetry circuitry includes wireless communications with the IMD.

4. The universal interface of

claim 1

wherein a connector is implanted to play into said various built-in monitoring equipment.

5. A medical data transfer and exchange system including an IHM/IMD wherein a universal interface connects the system to a network of hospital monitors comprising:

a telemetry system to wirelessly retrieve the medical data from the IHM/IDM;

the universal interface being in data communications with the telemetry system; and

the network of hospital monitors being in data communications with the IHM/IMD via said universal interface.

6. The system of

claim 5

wherein said universal interface includes a telemetry circuitry.

7. The system of

claim 5

wherein said universal interface includes means for calibration of barometric pressure.

8. The system of

claim 5

wherein said universal interface includes an analog interface adapted to connect to the network of hospital monitors.

9. The system of

claim 5

wherein said universal interface includes said network of hospital monitors which includes equipment manufactured by various manufacturers.

10. The system of

claim 9

wherein said equipment includes various connection and porting standards.

11. The system of

claim 5

wherein said network of hospital monitors includes bedside modules located proximate to a patient or in a patient'"'"'s room.

12. A system for acquiring physiologic signals from an IMD/IHM and transmit the signals to one or more monitoring devices distributed in a hospital monitoring network, the system in continuation with the network comprising:

A physiologic signal originating from the IMD/IHM;

means for retrieving the physiologic signals; and

means for conditioning the signals for transmission to said one or more monitoring devices.

13. The system of

claim 12

wherein said means for retrieving includes a telemetry circuitry.

14. The system of

claim 12

wherein said means for conditioning the signals includes a universal interface.

15. The system of

claim 12

wherein said one or more monitoring devices include a variety of modules made by various manufacturers.