Advanced patient management system including interrogator/transceiver unit
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Abstract
An advanced patient management system including at least one device that is implanted in a patient, the device being configured to measure physiological attributes of the patient and provide therapy to the patient. The advanced patient management system may also include an interrogator/transceiver unit in communication with the device and a network, the unit being positioned relative to the device to facility communication between the repeater and the device. The advanced patient management system also includes a host, in communication with the device through the network, to store data from the device and to provide a predictive diagnosis of an oncoming event. The interrogator/transceiver unit may include programmable or updateable with software from a computer system or remote host.
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38 Claims
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20. An interrogator/transceiver unit, the unit comprising:
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a processor module programmed to process software instructions;
an interface module programmed to communicate with a device associated with a patient and a remote host; and
a memory module, wherein the memory module includes baseline software that enables the unit to communicate with the device; and
wherein the unit is configured to communicate with the device to obtain identification information from the device, and to communicate with the remote host to download, into the memory module of the unit, device management software that is selected using the identification information received by the unit from the device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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an external interrogator/transceiver unit configured to communicate with a device associated with a patient and a remote host; and
a computer system, capable of communicating with the unit, wherein the computer system is configured to allow a user to select one or more of a plurality of device models associated with the device, and, upon selection, the computer system is configured to install on the unit device management software associated with the one or more selected device models to allow the unit to communicate with the device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of transmitting data from a device associated with a patient to a remote host, the method comprising:
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locating one or more devices in local proximity;
pinging each located device to obtain identification information;
retrieving device management software for each device from the remote host, the retrieving including communicating the identification information to the remote host for selecting appropriate device management software;
installing the device management software on an external unit in local proximity to the devices; and
using the device management software to functionally communicate between the unit and each device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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