Patient controlled therapy management and diagnostic device with human factors interface
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1. A method of displaying status information of a patient'"'"'s heart rhythm comprising:
- providing a cardiac rhythm management device with a plurality of deadfront status indicator lamps on the front of a case sized to held within the patient'"'"'s hand and including a self-contained power supply within the case;
querying an implantable pulse generating device with the cardiac rhythm management device via wireless telemetry;
receiving status information from the implantable pulse generating device regarding the rhythm of the patient'"'"'s heart;
displaying the status information visually using the status indicator lamps.
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Abstract
A handheld cardiac rhythm management device for use by a patient to request status information from an implantable pulse generating device and to request that the pulse generating device provide a rhythm altering shock to the patient'"'"'s heart. The device includes a plurality of deadfront status indicator lamps on a front of a case that are visible to the patient when the controller is held in the patient'"'"'s hand. The device also includes buttons on the front of the case and a telemetry circuit for bi-directional communication with the implantable pulse generating device.
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1. A method of displaying status information of a patient'"'"'s heart rhythm comprising:
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providing a cardiac rhythm management device with a plurality of deadfront status indicator lamps on the front of a case sized to held within the patient'"'"'s hand and including a self-contained power supply within the case;
querying an implantable pulse generating device with the cardiac rhythm management device via wireless telemetry;
receiving status information from the implantable pulse generating device regarding the rhythm of the patient'"'"'s heart;
displaying the status information visually using the status indicator lamps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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