Ambulatory recording device for use with an implantable cardiac stimulation device
First Claim
1. An ambulatory monitoring device for use with implantable cardiac stimulation devices comprising:
- a housing adapted to be worn external to the patient'"'"'s body;
a communications interface positioned in the housing that communicates with the implantable cardiac stimulation device and receives data therefrom;
a storage system positioned in the housing that stores the received data; and
a control system positioned in the housing and coupled to the communications interface and the storage system that controls the storage of the received data in the storage system.
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Abstract
An ambulatory recording device that is worn by the patient for extended periods of time and communicates with an implanted cardiac stimulation device. The ambulatory recording device communicates via the telemetry circuit of the implanted cardiac stimulation device and receives data from the implanted cardiac stimulation device indicative of the performance of the implanted cardiac stimulation device and of electrical activity of the heart. This data can be downloaded from the ambulatory recording device to a local or remote location to permit subsequent evaluation of the data to assess the performance of the implantable cardiac stimulation device.
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1. An ambulatory monitoring device for use with implantable cardiac stimulation devices comprising:
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a housing adapted to be worn external to the patient'"'"'s body;
a communications interface positioned in the housing that communicates with the implantable cardiac stimulation device and receives data therefrom;
a storage system positioned in the housing that stores the received data; and
a control system positioned in the housing and coupled to the communications interface and the storage system that controls the storage of the received data in the storage system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An ambulatory monitoring device for use with implantable cardiac stimulation devices comprising:
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a housing adapted to be worn external to the patient'"'"'s body;
means for communicating with the implantable cardiac stimulation device so as to receive data therefrom indicative of the performance of the implantable cardiac stimulation device wherein the means for communicating with the implantable cardiac stimulation device is positioned within the housing;
means for storing the received data for an extended period of time wherein the means for storing the received data is positioned within the housing; and
means for providing the stored data to an external system wherein the means for providing the stored data to an external system is positioned within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of obtaining information from an implantable cardiac stimulation device in a patient for an extended period of time while the patient is engaged in normal daily activities, the method comprising:
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mounting an external recording system on the patient;
transmitting data relating to the function of the implantable cardiac stimulation device to the external recording system over the extended period of time; and
storing the data in a memory of the external recording system. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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