INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

• US 20110093290A1
• Filed: 12/22/2010
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bruce H. Kenknight, Scott Thomas Mazar
• Original Assignee: Bruce H. Kenknight, Scott Thomas Mazar
• Inventors: Mazar, Scott Thomas, KenKnight, Bruce H.
• Application Number:
  US12/976,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20110093290A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Systems and methods for an information management system for an implantable medical device are disclosed. A preferred embodiment uses an implantable medical device that is automatically recognized by a publicly accessible information access portal. Some embodiments of a system disclosed herein also can be configured as a component of an Advanced Patient Management System that helps better monitor, predict and manage chronic diseases.

Claims

1. An information management system comprising:

a. an implantable medical device adapted to sense and transmit patient health data;

b. a patient management system adapted to store and analyze patient health data;

c. a recognition module adapted to uniquely identify a person authorized to access patient health data; and

d. an information access portal adapted to convey patient health data and other information to an authorized, uniquely identified person.