Remote monitoring of implanted medical device and surface ECG signals
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1. A patient monitoring device comprising:
- a telemetry interface to collect device information from an implanted medical device within a patient;
a surface electrocardiogram (ECG) interface to collect surface ECG information from the patient simultaneously with collection of the device information and to provide synchronization markers with the collected surface ECG information that identify a time period when the ECG information and the device information are being collected simultaneously, to allow synchronization of the device information with the surface ECG information; and
a telecommunication interface to transmit sequentially the surface ECG information and the device information to a remote monitoring station.
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Abstract
An integrated device for remote monitoring of implanted medical devices and surface ECG information includes components for collection of information from an implanted medical device, collection of surface ECG information, and remote communication of the collected information to a remote monitoring station. The remote monitoring station controls operation of the integrated device to automatically acquire the information without substantial patient intervention. In this manner, the device promotes accurate and timely collection of the information, and reduced depletion of battery resources within the implanted medical device.
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1. A patient monitoring device comprising:
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a telemetry interface to collect device information from an implanted medical device within a patient; a surface electrocardiogram (ECG) interface to collect surface ECG information from the patient simultaneously with collection of the device information and to provide synchronization markers with the collected surface ECG information that identify a time period when the ECG information and the device information are being collected simultaneously, to allow synchronization of the device information with the surface ECG information; and a telecommunication interface to transmit sequentially the surface ECG information and the device information to a remote monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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collecting device information from an implanted medical device within a patient; collecting surface electrocardiogram (ECG) information from the patient simultaneously with the collecting of the device information; providing synchronization markers with the collected surface ECG information that identify a time period when the ECG information and the device information are being collected simultaneously to allow synchronization of the device information with the surface ECG information; and transmitting sequentially the surface ECG information and the device information to a remote monitoring station via a common telephone interface. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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a remote monitoring station; and a patient monitoring device including a telemetry interface to collect device information from an implanted medical device within a patient, a surface electrocardiogram (ECG) interface to collect surface ECG information from the patient simultaneously with the collection of the device information and provide synchronization markers with the collected surface ECG information that identify a time period when the ECG information and the device information are being collected simultaneously to allow synchronization of the device information with the surface ECG information, a telecommunication interface to transmit sequentially the surface ECG information and the device information to the remote monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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