REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL OF IMPLANTABLE DEVICES
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1. A treatment system comprising:
- a regulator adapted to be implanted within a patient, the regulator configured to apply a treatment to the patient, the regulator having a memory configured to store treatment events;
a computing device remote from the regulator, the computing device comprising a receiver module for receiving treatment events from each patient;
a storage module comprising at least one database associated with each patient in which the regulator is implanted for storing treatment events from each patient; and
an evaluate module for evaluating patient databases stored on the computing device;
a data transfer device comprising memory and a transmission unit configured to communicate with a controller and configured to communicate with the computing device over a network to transfer the treatment events from the memory of the controller to the computing device for storage in the patient database and configured to transmit voice and other data over a network between the patient and a health care provider;
a controller configured to control operation of the regulator and adapted for placement on the patient, the controller comprising a memory and a transmission unit, the memory of the controller being configured to store treatment events, the transmission unit of the controller being configured to communicate with the regulator and with the data transfer device;
wherein the data transfer device communicates with the regulator through the controller;
a programmer configured to be operated by a clinician at a location remote from the patient, wherein the programmer is configured to determine whether the programmer has a current treatment history of the patient; and
wherein the programmer is configured to communicatively couple to the remote computing device to obtain the current treatment history of the patient if the programmer determines the programmer does not have the current treatment history, and configured to generate and display at least one report wherein the at least one report comprises a patient use report indicating whether the patient operated the regulator correctly over a period of time.
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Abstract
A treatment system includes a regulator implanted within a patient, a computing device storing at least one patient database associated with the patient in whom the regulator is implanted, and a data transfer device. The data transfer device provides bi-directional communication (e.g., voice communication) and a data exchange (e.g., a treatment history, a patient database, and operational instructions) between the regulator and the computing device. A programmer can obtain patient reports and/or default treatment values from the computing device based on the data exchange.
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1. A treatment system comprising:
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a regulator adapted to be implanted within a patient, the regulator configured to apply a treatment to the patient, the regulator having a memory configured to store treatment events; a computing device remote from the regulator, the computing device comprising a receiver module for receiving treatment events from each patient;
a storage module comprising at least one database associated with each patient in which the regulator is implanted for storing treatment events from each patient; and
an evaluate module for evaluating patient databases stored on the computing device;a data transfer device comprising memory and a transmission unit configured to communicate with a controller and configured to communicate with the computing device over a network to transfer the treatment events from the memory of the controller to the computing device for storage in the patient database and configured to transmit voice and other data over a network between the patient and a health care provider; a controller configured to control operation of the regulator and adapted for placement on the patient, the controller comprising a memory and a transmission unit, the memory of the controller being configured to store treatment events, the transmission unit of the controller being configured to communicate with the regulator and with the data transfer device;
wherein the data transfer device communicates with the regulator through the controller;a programmer configured to be operated by a clinician at a location remote from the patient, wherein the programmer is configured to determine whether the programmer has a current treatment history of the patient; and
wherein the programmer is configured to communicatively couple to the remote computing device to obtain the current treatment history of the patient if the programmer determines the programmer does not have the current treatment history, and configured to generate and display at least one report wherein the at least one report comprises a patient use report indicating whether the patient operated the regulator correctly over a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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2. The treatment system of claim 2, wherein the data transfer device is a mobile device.
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