THERAPEUTIC UNIT AND THERAPEUTIC SYSTEM SUPPORTING A FOLLOW-UP EXAMINATION
First Claim
1. A therapeutic system comprising:
- an implantable therapeutic unit, comprisinga control unit;
a memory connected to the control unit;
a telemetry unit connected at least indirectly to the control unit for wireless bidirectional transmission of data to and from an external device;
a detection unit configured to detect physiological data of a patient or operational data of an implantable therapeutic unit;
wherein the control unit is configured to trigger an outgoing data transmission from the implantable therapeutic unit to the external device based on preselected therapeutic-device-internal events and establish a standby mode for reception on part of the telemetry unit to receive a beginning (header) of an incoming data transmission from the external device to the implantable therapeutic unit within a preselected response time window after the outgoing data transmission from the implantable therapeutic unit to the external device or within a reception time window at times preset in the implantable therapeutic unit;
wherein the therapeutic system is configured to add follow-up signaling data to the incoming data transmission, signaling an imminent follow-up examination;
wherein the control unit is also configured to prompt a sensor unit at a preselected point in time in response to receipt of the follow-up signaling data to detect detected data comprising preselected required physiological data or operational data of the implantable therapeutic unit for a follow-up examination and to store detected data in the memory and transmit the detected data together with a subsequent outgoing data transmission to the external device.
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Abstract
Therapeutic system with implantable therapeutic unit (ITU) comprising control unit (CU), memory, telemetry unit connected (in)directly to CU for wireless bidirectional transmission of data to/from external device (ED) and detection unit for detecting physiological patient data or operational data. CU triggers outgoing data transmission (DT) from ITU to ED based on preselected internal events and establishes standby mode for reception on part of telemetry unit for receiving beginning (header) of incoming DT from ED to therapeutic unit exclusively within preselected response time window after DT from ITU to ED. System designed to add to incoming DT follow-up signaling data which signals an imminent follow-up examination, whereby CU also prompts sensor unit at preselected time point in response to receipt of follow-up signaling data to detect preselected physiological data required for follow-up examination or to detect operational data of therapeutic and store in memory and transmit with subsequent outgoing DT to ED.
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1. A therapeutic system comprising:
an implantable therapeutic unit, comprising a control unit; a memory connected to the control unit; a telemetry unit connected at least indirectly to the control unit for wireless bidirectional transmission of data to and from an external device; a detection unit configured to detect physiological data of a patient or operational data of an implantable therapeutic unit; wherein the control unit is configured to trigger an outgoing data transmission from the implantable therapeutic unit to the external device based on preselected therapeutic-device-internal events and establish a standby mode for reception on part of the telemetry unit to receive a beginning (header) of an incoming data transmission from the external device to the implantable therapeutic unit within a preselected response time window after the outgoing data transmission from the implantable therapeutic unit to the external device or within a reception time window at times preset in the implantable therapeutic unit; wherein the therapeutic system is configured to add follow-up signaling data to the incoming data transmission, signaling an imminent follow-up examination; wherein the control unit is also configured to prompt a sensor unit at a preselected point in time in response to receipt of the follow-up signaling data to detect detected data comprising preselected required physiological data or operational data of the implantable therapeutic unit for a follow-up examination and to store detected data in the memory and transmit the detected data together with a subsequent outgoing data transmission to the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A therapeutic system comprising:
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an implantable therapeutic unit, comprising a control unit; a memory connected to the control unit; a telemetry unit connected at least indirectly to the control unit for wireless bidirectional transmission of data to and from an external device; a detection unit configured to detect physiological data of a patient or operational data of an implantable therapeutic unit; wherein the control unit is configured to trigger an outgoing data transmission from the implantable therapeutic unit to the external device based on preselected events internal to the implantable therapeutic unit and establish a standby mode for reception on part of the telemetry unit to receive a beginning (header) of an incoming data transmission from the external device to the implantable therapeutic unit within a preselected response time window after the outgoing data transmission from the implantable therapeutic unit to the external device or within a reception time window at times preset in the implantable therapeutic unit; wherein the therapeutic system is configured to add follow-up signaling data to the incoming data transmission, signaling an imminent follow-up examination; wherein the control unit is also configured to prompt a sensor unit at a preselected point in time to detect detected data comprising preselected required physiological data for a follow-up examination or operational data of the implantable therapeutic unit and to store detected data in the memory in response to the receipt of an incoming data transmission containing follow-up signaling data, and transmit the detected data to the external device together with a subsequent outgoing data transmission.
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