Managing medical data of an active implantable device such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, cardiovertor and/or multisite device for a cardiologist

• US 7,236,833 B2
• Filed: 05/13/2002
• Issued: 06/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sorin CRM USA (MicroPort Scientific Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sorin CRM SAS
• Inventors: Limousin, Marcel, Graindorge, Laurence
• Primary Examiner(s): DROESCH, KRISTEN L
• Application Number:
  US10/145,573
• Publication Number:
  US 20030013945A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,870 Days
• Field of Search: 607 30- 32, 607 59- 60, 128/903, 600/523
• US Class Current: 607/60
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37282 characterised by communication with experts in remote locations using a network

Abstract

A process for managing medical data in an active implantable medical device such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, cardiometer or multisite device for use of the medical data by a specialized follow-up practitioner such as a cardiologist. The process is characterized by reading by telemetry the memory data (12) of the device (10) in a patient by use of a programmer (14), memorizing in a database within the programmer the raw medical data thus read, the database having a memory field (24) containing an identifier of the patient (26), an address (28) of the follow-up practitioner such as a cardiologist or a regular practitioner ensuring the medical follow-up of the patient, as well as the aforementioned raw medical data (30), transmitting by a telematic way (36) to that follow-up practitioner, at the corresponding address, the medical data relating to the identified patient, and collecting, treating and presenting to the follow-up practitioner the medical data thus transmitted. A dedicated software (44) implemented on a microcomputer (40) at the disposal of the follow-up practitioner is used for the collection of the raw data and its treatment, processing and display for use by the follow-up practitioner.

Claims

1. A process for managing medical data acquired by a memory of an active implantable medical device, comprising:

providing a programmer having a first micro-computer and a telemetry system to communicate with an active implantable medical device memory for use by an electrophysiologist,

reading through telemetry medical data stored in the memory of said implantable device,

creating a data file in said first micro-computer, wherein said data file comprises a first field for patient identification, a second field storing a selection of read medical data, and a third field for an electronic address of a follow-up practitioner,

providing a second micro-computer, for use by said follow-up practitioner,

identifying the follow-up practitioner through the corresponding electronic address field stored in the data file in the first micro-computer,

downloading the selected medical data stored in said first micro-computer to said second micro-computer and exclusively to the identified follow-up practitioner, and

displaying the downloaded selected medical data at said second micro-computer.

2. The process of claim 1, wherein said downloading is operated systematically after said first micro-computer acquires medical data from said active implantable medical device.

3. The process of claim 1, wherein said downloading is operated through an interrogation of the data file in first micro-computer by said follow-up practitioner.