Notification system for implantable cardiac therapy devices
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1. A system comprising:
- an implantable cardiac therapy device (ICTD);
a computing network configured to communicate with notification devices; and
a notification architecture implemented by the computing network to distribute a notification message to a user of the ICTD through the notification devices and according to different formats and protocols supported by the notification devices;
wherein the notification architecture comprises;
a processing layer to process the data received from the ICTD and generate a notification message based, at least in part, upon such data; and
a notification layer, separate from the processing layer, to format and encode a notification message according to the formats and protocols supported by the notification devices; and
wherein the computing network is configured to distribute the notification messages to notification devices selected from a group of notification devices comprising a computer, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant, a wireless phone, landline telephone, a pager, a facsimile, and a database.
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Abstract
An implementation of a technology, described herein, for implantable medical therapy devices and techniques related to notifications related to the use of such devices. One implementation, described herein, provides a notification system for notifying implantable cardiac therapy device (ICTD) patients (and possibly others) in a manner that is comprehensive, integrated, efficient, effective, and quick. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.
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1. A system comprising:
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an implantable cardiac therapy device (ICTD); a computing network configured to communicate with notification devices; and a notification architecture implemented by the computing network to distribute a notification message to a user of the ICTD through the notification devices and according to different formats and protocols supported by the notification devices; wherein the notification architecture comprises; a processing layer to process the data received from the ICTD and generate a notification message based, at least in part, upon such data; and a notification layer, separate from the processing layer, to format and encode a notification message according to the formats and protocols supported by the notification devices; and wherein the computing network is configured to distribute the notification messages to notification devices selected from a group of notification devices comprising a computer, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant, a wireless phone, landline telephone, a pager, a facsimile, and a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A notification architecture for distributing notification messages related to implantable cardiac therapy devices (ICTDs) to various notification devices of ICTD users, the notification architecture comprising:
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an information source layer configured to collect the data from the ICTD; a processing layer configured to process the data received from the ICTD and generate a notification message based, at least in part, upon such data; a notification layer, separate from the processing layer, configured to format and encode a notification message according to the formats and protocols supported by a receiving notification device; wherein the various notification devices comprises a computer, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant, a wireless phone, landline telephone, a pager, a facsimile, and a database. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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