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System and method for providing remote expert communications and video capabilities for use during a medical procedure

  • US 6,699,187 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2001
  • Issued: 03/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A communication system to transfer medical data from a patient site to a remote site, comprising:

  • a hub operating as a communications platform and having a network connection to accommodate real time transfer of various types of data;

    a communications network coupled to the hub;

    a programmer for modifying an implantable medical device coupled to the hub, the programmer having a display for physiological data received from an implantable medical device and providing programmer-displayed physiological data to the hub for transfer over the communications network;

    a video device to obtain video-formatted data at the patient site, said video device being coupled to the hub and providing the video-formatted data to the hub for transfer over the communications network; and

    a receiving device at the remote site coupled to the communications network to receive the video-formatted data and the programmer-displayed physiological data from the communications network and to provide communications to the programmer from the remote site.

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