World wide patient location and data telemetry system for implantable medical devices
First Claim
1. A system for communicating patient device information to and from a medical device adapted to be implanted in an ambulatory patient and with a remote medical support network comprising:
- an implanted device telemetry transceiver within the adapted to be implanted medical device for communicating data and operating instructions to and from the medical device, the implanted device telemetry transceiver having a transceiving range adapted to be extending outside the patient'"'"'s body when said device is implanted a distance sufficient to receive and transmit such telemetered communications; and
an external patient communications control device adapted to be located in relation to the patient within the device transceiving range including;
a system controller for facilitating communications with the implanted medical device;
an implant wireless interface including a control device telemetry transceiver for receiving and transmitting coded communications between the system controller and the implant device telemetry transceiver;
a global positioning system coupled to said system controller for providing positioning data identifying the global position of the patient to the system controller; and
communications means for communicating between the external communications control device and a remote medical support network.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating with a medical device implanted in an ambulatory patient and for locating the patient in order to selectively monitor device function, alter device operating parameters and modes and provide emergency assistance to and communications with a patient. The implanted device includes a telemetry transceiver for communicating data and operating instructions between the implanted device and an external patient communications control device that is either worn by or located in proximity to the patient within the implanted device transceiving range. The control device preferably includes a communication link with a remote medical support network, a global positioning satellite receiver for receiving positioning data identifying the global position of the control device, and a patient activated link for permitting patient initiated personal communication with the medical support network. A system controller in the control device controls data and voice communications for selectively transmitting patient initiated personal communications and global positioning data to the medical support network, for initiating telemetry out of data and operating commands from the implanted device and transmission of the same to the medical support network, and for receiving and initiating re-programming of the implanted device operating modes and parameters in response to instructions received from the medical support network. The communications link between the medical support network and the patient communications control device may comprise a world wide satellite network, hard-wired telephone network, a cellular telephone network or other personal communications system.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for communicating patient device information to and from a medical device adapted to be implanted in an ambulatory patient and with a remote medical support network comprising:
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an implanted device telemetry transceiver within the adapted to be implanted medical device for communicating data and operating instructions to and from the medical device, the implanted device telemetry transceiver having a transceiving range adapted to be extending outside the patient'"'"'s body when said device is implanted a distance sufficient to receive and transmit such telemetered communications; and an external patient communications control device adapted to be located in relation to the patient within the device transceiving range including; a system controller for facilitating communications with the implanted medical device; an implant wireless interface including a control device telemetry transceiver for receiving and transmitting coded communications between the system controller and the implant device telemetry transceiver; a global positioning system coupled to said system controller for providing positioning data identifying the global position of the patient to the system controller; and communications means for communicating between the external communications control device and a remote medical support network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for communicating patient device information to and from a medical device implanted in an ambulatory patient and with a remote medical support network comprising:
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providing an implanted device telemetry transceiver within the implanted medical device for communicating data and operating instructions to and from the medical device in a coded communication, the implanted device telemetry transceiver having a transceiving range extending outside the patient'"'"'s body a predetermined distance sufficient to receive and transmit coded telemetry communications at a distance from the patient'"'"'s body; and providing an external patient communications control device adapted to be located in relation to the patient within the device transceiving range for communicating between the implanted medical device and a medical support network; and responding to an emergency condition of the patient in accordance with the steps of; receiving global positioning data signals in the communication control device for identifying the global position of the patient to the patient communications control device; and transmitting communication indicating an emergency condition and the global position of the patient from the patient communications control device to the medical support network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. Apparatus for communicating patient device information to and from a medical device adapted to be implanted in an ambulatory patient and with a remote medical support network comprising:
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an implanted device telemetry transceiver within the implanted medical device for communicating data and operating instructions to and from the medical device in a coded communication, the implanted device telemetry transceiver having a transceiving range extending outside the patient'"'"'s body a predetermined distance sufficient to receive and transmit coded telemetry communications at a distance from the patient'"'"'s body; and an external patient communications control device adapted to be located in relation to the patient within the device transceiving range for communicating between the implanted medical device and a medical support network comprising means for responding to an emergency condition of the patient further comprising; means for providing positioning data identifying the global position of the patient to the patient communications control device; and means for transmitting an encoded communication indicating an emergency condition and the global position of the patient from the patient communications control device to the medical support network. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A system for communicating patient device information to and from a medical device adapted to be implanted in an ambulatory patient and with a remote medical support network comprising:
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an implanted device telemetry transceiver within the implanted medical device for communicating data and operating instructions to and from the medical device in a coded communication, the implanted device telemetry transceiver having a transceiving range extending outside the patient'"'"'s body a predetermined distance sufficient to receive and transmit coded telemetry communications at a distance from the patient'"'"'s body; and an external patient communications device adapted to be located in relation to the patient within the device transceiving range for communicating between the implanted medical device and a communication system, a medical support network in communicative connection through said communications system with said implanted medical device.
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