Clinic based instrument system for remote processing and access to implanted systems information
First Claim
1. A method for accessing implanted medical device data by an interrogation appliance used by multiple users at a medical facility, comprising:
- enabling the interrogation appliance to initiate a telemetry session in response to an implanted medical device being within communication range of the interrogation appliance or in response to a user interface initiation;
transferring data from an implanted medical device to the interrogation appliance via a wireless communication link, the interrogation appliance comprising an identity code corresponding to an identity of the interrogation appliance itself;
transferring the interrogation appliance identity code and the data from the interrogation appliance to a processor;
converting the data to a viewable format;
filtering the converted data by the processor according to the transferred identity code identifying the interrogation appliance that transferred the data to the processor; and
transferring the filtered data from the processor to a data destination via a communication network.
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Abstract
A system for accessing implantable medical device (IMD) data is provided including an interrogation appliance to retrieve data from an IMD and transfer the data to a processor. The processor converts the device data to a viewable form that is transferred by the processor to a data destination. The data destination may be an electronic mail address, a secure web site, a facsimile number or the interrogation appliance. The data is presented in a viewable form at the data destination either on a display or by printing. Any number of interrogation appliances may be communicatively coupled to the processor for converting IMD data and providing the IMD data back to a data destination in a viewable form for use by a clinician.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for accessing implanted medical device data by an interrogation appliance used by multiple users at a medical facility, comprising:
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enabling the interrogation appliance to initiate a telemetry session in response to an implanted medical device being within communication range of the interrogation appliance or in response to a user interface initiation; transferring data from an implanted medical device to the interrogation appliance via a wireless communication link, the interrogation appliance comprising an identity code corresponding to an identity of the interrogation appliance itself; transferring the interrogation appliance identity code and the data from the interrogation appliance to a processor; converting the data to a viewable format; filtering the converted data by the processor according to the transferred identity code identifying the interrogation appliance that transferred the data to the processor; and transferring the filtered data from the processor to a data destination via a communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for accessing implanted medical device data, comprising:
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an interrogation appliance used by multiple users at a medical facility and adapted for communicating with an implanted medical device for access to IMD data and comprising an identity code corresponding to an identity of the interrogation appliance itself, the interrogation appliance enabled to initiate a telemetry session in response to an implanted medical device being within communication range of the interrogation appliance or in response to a user interface initiation; a communication network coupled to the interrogation appliance, the interrogation appliance enabled to initiate a telemetry session for transferring the identity code and the IMD data on the communication network in response to an implanted medical device being within communication range of the interrogation appliance or in response to a user interface initiation; a data processor for processing data transferred from the implanted medical device, the data processor coupled to the communication network; a filter coupled to the data processor for filtering the processed data according to the transferred identity code identifying the interrogation appliance that transferred the data to the processor; and a data presentation unit coupled to the communication network for receiving and presenting data received from the data processor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for accessing implanted medical device data by an interrogation appliance used by multiple users at a medical facility, comprising:
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means for retrieving data from an implantable medical device and comprising an identity code corresponding to an identity of the means for retrieving data itself; means for transferring the identity code and the retrieved data from the retrieving means to means for processing retrieved data; means for filtering processed data from processing means according to the transferred identity code identifying the retrieving means that transferred the data to the processing means; and means for transferring filtered data from filtering means to means for presenting processed data in a viewable form.
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when implemented in a medical device monitoring system comprising an interrogation appliance used by multiple users at a medical facility cause the system to:
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enable the interrogation appliance to establish a first communication link between an implantable medical device and the interrogation appliance in response to an implanted medical device being within communication range of the interrogation appliance or in response to a user interface initiation, the interrogation appliance comprising an identity code corresponding to an identity of the interrogation appliance itself; transfer data from the implanted medical device to the interrogation appliance; establish a second communication link between the interrogation appliance and a networked processor; transfer the identity code and the data from the interrogation appliance to the processor during the second communication session; convert the transferred data from a device data format to a viewable data format; filter the converted data according to the transferred identity code identifying the interrogation appliance that transferred the data to the processor; establish a third communication link between the processor and a data destination; and transfer the filtered data to the data destination. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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