Information management system and method for an implantable medical device

• US 20050065815A1
• Filed: 09/19/2003
• Published: 03/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers Incorporated (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers Incorporated (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Kenknight, Bruce H., Mazar, Scott Thomas
• Application Number:
  US10/665,792
• Publication Number:
  US 20050065815A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Systems and methods for an information management system for an implantable medical device are disclosed. A preferred embodiment uses an implantable medical device that is automatically recognized by a publicly accessible information access portal. Some embodiments of a system disclosed herein also can be configured as a component of an Advanced Patient Management System that helps better monitor, predict and manage chronic diseases.

Claims

1. An information management system comprising:

a. an implantable medical device adapted to sense and transmit patient health data;

b. a patient management system adapted to store and analyze patient health data;

c. a recognition module adapted to uniquely identify a person authorized to access patient health data; and

d. an information access portal adapted to convey patient health data and other information to an authorized, uniquely identified person.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the patient management system comprises an Advanced Patient Management system.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the implantable medical device comprises a component of the Advanced Patient Management system.

4. The Advanced Patient Management system of claim 2, wherein the system is remote from the information access portal.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the recognition module comprises a fingerprint recognition system.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the recognition module comprises a security access card system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the recognition module comprises a bar code scanning system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the recognition module comprises a voice recognition system.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the recognition module comprises a facial-identification system.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the recognition module comprises a retinal scan recognition system.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the recognition module comprises a proximity recognition system.

12. The proximity recognition system of claim 11, wherein the system comprises a proximity reader and an implantable medical device further comprising an antennae and an integrated circuit.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the information access portal conveys information.

14. The conveyed information of claim 13, wherein the information is conveyed in a multi-media presentation.

15. The multi-media presentation of claim 14, wherein the presentation comprises audio, video and tactile presentations.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the information access portal conveys physiometric information.

17. The conveyed physiometric information of claim 16, wherein the information is conveyed in a multi-media presentation.

18. The multi-media presentation of claim 17, wherein the presentation comprises audio, video and tactile presentations.

19. The physiometric information of claim 16, wherein the information comprises static information.

20. The physiometric information of claim 16, wherein the information comprises trended information.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the information access portal conveys other information.

22. The conveyed other information of claim 21, wherein the information is conveyed in a multi-media presentation.

23. The multi-media presentation of claim 22, wherein the presentation comprises audio, video and tactile presentations.

24. The conveyed other information of claim 21, wherein the person can configure the information.

25. The conveyed other information of claim 21, wherein the conveyed information comprises reports of current events, stock prices, weather, sports, economic and other information.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the information access portal comprises a home interface system.

27. The home interface system of claim 26, wherein the home interface system comprises a personal computing device.

28. The home interface system of claim 26, wherein the home interface system comprises a portable personal computing device.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein the information access portal comprises a kiosk.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein the information access portal comprises an ATM-like system.

31. The access portal of claim 29, wherein the access portal is publicly available.

32. The access portal of claim 30, wherein the access portal is publicly available.

33. An information management system comprising:

a. an implantable medical device adapted to sense and transmit patient health data comprising a proximity recognition system;

b. an Advanced Patient Management system adapted to store patient health data and analyze patient health data using clinically derived algorithms in a manner consistent with a standard of medical care;

c. a recognition module adapted to uniquely identify the medical device comprising the proximity recognition system and authorize personal access to an information portal; and

d. a publicly accessible information access portal adapted to convey patient health data and other information to an authorized, uniquely identified person in a multi-media presentation.

34. A method for an information management system to convey information to a person comprising the steps of:

a. automatically identifying the person;

b. granting the automatically identified person access to an information access portal;

c. conveying information in the form of physiometric data to the automatically identified person through the information access portal; and

d. conveying other information to the automatically identified person through the information access portal.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of automatically identifying a person comprises the prior step of implanting an identifiable medical device within the person.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein the method comprises the further step of allowing the automatically identified person to enter information into the access portal.

37. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of automatically identifying a person comprises the further step of identifying the person using a fingerprint recognition system.

38. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of automatically identifying a person comprises the further step of identifying the person using a security access card system.

39. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of automatically identifying a person comprises the further step of identifying the person using a bar code scanning system.

40. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of automatically identifying a person comprises the further step of identifying the person using a voice recognition system.

41. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of automatically identifying a person comprises the further step of identifying the person using a facial-identification system.

42. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of automatically identifying a person comprises the further step of identifying the person using a retinal scan recognition system.

43. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of automatically identifying a person comprises the further step of identifying the person using a proximity recognition system.

44. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of automatically identifying a person comprises the further step of identifying a patient.

45. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of automatically identifying a person comprises the further step of identifying a clinician.

46. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of automatically identifying a person comprises the further step of identifying a person authorized to access the access portal.

47. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of conveying physiometric data comprises the further step of conveying static physiometric data.

48. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of conveying physiometric data comprises the further step of conveying trended physiometric data.

49. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of conveying physiometric data comprises the further step of conveying data in a multi-media format.

50. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of conveying other information comprises the further step of conveying information in a multi-media format.

51. The conveyed multi-media format of claim 49, wherein the conveyed format comprises the further step of presenting audio, video and tactical presentations.

52. The conveyed multi-media format of claim 50, wherein the conveyed format comprises the further step of presenting audio, video and tactical presentations.

53. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of conveying physiometric data comprises the further step of conveying data comprising cardiovascular data, electro-chemical data, blood chemistry data, temperature data, wedge pressure data, oxygen saturation data, weight data, subjective well-being data, blood pressure data, EKG data and other physiological or psychological data.

54. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of conveying physiometric data comprises the further step of comparing the physiometric data of the person to the physiometric data from a population of persons.

55. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of conveying physiometric data comprises the further step of comparing the physiometric data of the person to the physiometric data from a population of persons.

56. The step of comparing a person'"'"'s physiometric data to the physiometric data from a population of persons of claim 55, wherein the step further comprises comparing the physiometric data of the person to the physiometric data from a population of persons with a health profile similar to the person.

57. The step of comparing a person'"'"'s physiometric data to the physiometric data from a population of persons of claim 55, wherein the step further comprises comparing the physiometric data of the person to the physiometric data from a population of persons, said population physiometric data being selected by the person.

58. The step of comparing a person'"'"'s physiometric data to the physiometric data from a population of persons of claim 55, wherein the step further comprises comparing the physiometric data of the person to the physiometric data from a population of persons, said population physiometric data being selected by a clinician.

59. The step of comparing a person'"'"'s physiometric data to the physiometric data from a population of persons of claim 55, wherein the step further comprises comparing the physiometric data of the person to the physiometric data from a population of persons, said population physiometric data being selected by another person so authorized to compare and select said data.

60. The method of claim 34, wherein the step of conveying other data comprises the further step of conveying data comprising reports of current events, stock prices, weather, sports, economic and other information.

61. A method for an information management system to convey information to a person comprising the steps of:

a. automatically identifying a person with an implantable medical device comprising a proximity recognition system;

b. granting the automatically identified person access to a publicly accessible information access portal;

c. conveying information in the form of static or trended physiometric data to the automatically identified person through the information access portal in a multi-media presentation; and

d. conveying other information to the automatically identified person through the information access portal in a multi-media presentation.