Device for determining an aftercare appointment for the supply of an implantable medical device
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1. A service unit (30) having:
- a. an interface (54) for receiving data from a personal medical device (10),b. an analysis unit (52) configured to analyze data received from the personal medical device (10), the analysis unit being connected to the interface (54),c. an aftercare appointment determination unit (50) connected at least indirectly to the analysis unit (52) and/or the interface (54), wherein the aftercare appointment determination unit (50) is configured to schedule the time of a next aftercare appointment at least partially on the basis of data received from the personal medical device (10).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a service unit (30) having an interface (54) for receiving data from a personal medical device, an analysis unit (52) connected to the interface (54) for analyzing data received from the personal medical device (10), and an aftercare appointment determination unit (54) for determining a particular next aftercare appointment at least on the basis of data received from a particular personal medical device (10).
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21 Claims
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1. A service unit (30) having:
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a. an interface (54) for receiving data from a personal medical device (10), b. an analysis unit (52) configured to analyze data received from the personal medical device (10), the analysis unit being connected to the interface (54), c. an aftercare appointment determination unit (50) connected at least indirectly to the analysis unit (52) and/or the interface (54), wherein the aftercare appointment determination unit (50) is configured to schedule the time of a next aftercare appointment at least partially on the basis of data received from the personal medical device (10). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining an aftercare appointment for a patient bearing an implantable electrostimulation device, the method including the steps of:
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a. receiving data from an implantable electrostimulation device (10) at an interface (54), b. define the time of a next aftercare appointment within an aftercare appointment determination unit (50), the time of the next aftercare appointment being defined at least partially in dependence on data received from the implantable electrostimulation device (10), c. displaying the next aftercare appointment to the patient, and d. accepting at a user input unit (40) patient input indicative of the patient'"'"'s acceptance or rejection of the displayed next aftercare appointment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of determining an aftercare appointment for a patient bearing an implantable electrostimulation device, the method including the steps of:
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a. receiving data wirelessly transmitted from an implantable electrostimulation device (10) at a service unit (30), b. determining the next aftercare appointment time within the service unit (30) at least partially in dependence on; (1) data received from the implantable electrostimulation device (10), the data including one or more of; i. data reflecting the physiological status of a patient bearing the implantable electrostimulation device (10), and ii. data representing the operational integrity of the implantable electrostimulation device (10); (2) data received from the patient, the data being indicative of the patient'"'"'s desired scheduling of the next aftercare appointment; and (3) data received from the patient'"'"'s physician, the data being indicative of the physician'"'"'s availability; c. providing the determined next aftercare appointment to the patient.
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