Alert system and method for an implantable medical device
First Claim
1. A method of alerting a clinician to the occurrence of an event within a patient, the method comprising:
- detecting the occurrence of the event with an implantable medical device, the implantable medical device being implanted within the patient;
wirelessly transmitting an alert signal from the implantable medical device to alert the clinician to the occurrence of the event;
determining whether the alert signal was successfully communicated; and
alerting a patient to the occurrence of the event if it is determined that the alert signal was not successfully communicated.
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Abstract
An alert system for alerting a clinician to an occurrence of an event detected by an implantable medical device includes a monitor and a patient management network. The implantable medical device includes a means for detecting the occurrence of the event and initiating a wireless transmission of data related to the event. The monitor is configured to receive the wireless transmission of data and transfer the data. The patient management network is configured to receive the data and store the data on a data storage device. The patient management network includes a web presentation service for creating a website from the data stored on the data storage device, the website configured to alert the clinician to the occurrence of the event.
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1. A method of alerting a clinician to the occurrence of an event within a patient, the method comprising:
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detecting the occurrence of the event with an implantable medical device, the implantable medical device being implanted within the patient; wirelessly transmitting an alert signal from the implantable medical device to alert the clinician to the occurrence of the event; determining whether the alert signal was successfully communicated; and alerting a patient to the occurrence of the event if it is determined that the alert signal was not successfully communicated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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