Repeater device for communications with an implantable medical device
First Claim
1. A repeater for relaying data to a repository from a medical device coupled to a patient, comprising:
- a receiver configured to communicate with the medical device to obtain the data;
a memory to maintain the data once it has been received;
a transmission device configured to send the data over a communication medium; and
a processing device configured to detect a condition of the communication medium and trigger the transmission device to send the data when the condition of the communication medium is adequate for transmission.
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Abstract
A repeater device for an advanced patient management system communicates with a medical device coupled to a patient to obtain data about the medical device and/or patient'"'"'s condition. The repeater device maintains the data while if considers various factors when coordinating transfer of the data to a repository of the advanced patient management system. The repeater device may be configured to analyze the data to determine a degree of urgency, such as whether an emergency exists, and then determine when to transfer the data based on the degree of urgency. The repeater device may also be configured to test the condition of the communication medium being used to transfer the data to the repository, such as determining whether a telephone line is in use, and then determine when to transfer the data based on the condition of the of the communication medium.
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36 Claims
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1. A repeater for relaying data to a repository from a medical device coupled to a patient, comprising:
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a receiver configured to communicate with the medical device to obtain the data;
a memory to maintain the data once it has been received;
a transmission device configured to send the data over a communication medium; and
a processing device configured to detect a condition of the communication medium and trigger the transmission device to send the data when the condition of the communication medium is adequate for transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of providing data between a medical device coupled to a patient and a repository, comprising the steps of:
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retrieving the data from the medical device;
storing the data once it has been received;
detecting a condition of a communications medium to send the data over; and
transmitting the data over the communications medium when the condition of the communications medium is adequate for transmission. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A repeater for providing data between a medical device coupled to a patient and a repository, comprising:
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means for retrieving the data from the medical device;
means for storing the data once it has been received;
means for detecting a condition of a communications medium to send the data over; and
means for transmitting the data over the communications medium when the condition of the communications medium is adequate for transmission. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A repeater for relaying data to a repository from a medical device coupled to a patient, comprising:
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a receiver configured to communicate with the medical device to obtain the data;
a memory to maintain the data once it has been received;
a transmission device configured to send the data over a communication medium; and
a processing device configured to detect a degree of urgency of the data, and trigger the transmission device to send the data at a time based on the degree of urgency. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of providing data between a medical device coupled to a patient and a repository, comprising the steps of:
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retrieving the data from the medical device;
storing the data once it has been received;
detecting a degree of urgency of the data; and
determining a time to transmit the data over the communications medium based on the detected degree of urgency. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A repeater for providing data between a medical device coupled to a patient and a repository, comprising the steps of:
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means for retrieving the data from the medical device;
means for storing the data once it has been received;
means for detecting a degree of urgency of the data; and
means for determining a time to transmit the data over the communications medium based on the detected degree of urgency. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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