SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. An interactive medical device system for monitoring and treating a patient, the system comprising:
- an implantable medical device configured to be implanted in the patient; and
an external device;
wherein the external device and the implantable medical device are adapted for communication with each other, andwherein the external device is further adapted to;
receive and store a data record from the implantable medical device, the data record corresponding to physiological information obtained by the implantable medical device,receive a data item corresponding to medical information obtained from the patient,associate the data item with the data record,process the data item and its associated data record to determine an action, if any, to be initiated, andinitiate the action.
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Abstract
An interactive implantable medical device system includes an implantable medical device and a network-enabled external device capable of bi-directional communication and interaction with the implantable medical device. The external device is programmed to interact with other similarly-enabled devices. The system facilitates improved patient care by eliminating unnecessary geographic limitations on implantable medical device interrogation and programming, and by allowing patients, physicians, and other users to access medical records, history, and information and to receive status and care-related alerts and messages anywhere there is access to a communications network.
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14 Claims
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1. An interactive medical device system for monitoring and treating a patient, the system comprising:
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an implantable medical device configured to be implanted in the patient; and an external device; wherein the external device and the implantable medical device are adapted for communication with each other, and wherein the external device is further adapted to; receive and store a data record from the implantable medical device, the data record corresponding to physiological information obtained by the implantable medical device, receive a data item corresponding to medical information obtained from the patient, associate the data item with the data record, process the data item and its associated data record to determine an action, if any, to be initiated, and initiate the action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of monitoring and treating a patient, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing at an external device, a data record from an implantable medical device implanted in a patient, the data record corresponding to physiological information obtained by the implantable medical device; receiving at the external device, a data item corresponding to medical information obtained from the patient; associating at the external device, the data item with the data record; processing at the external device, the data item and its associated data record to determine an action, if any, to be initiated; and initiating the action from the external device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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