World wide patient location and data telemetry system for implantable medical devices
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating remote communication with an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) implanted in a patient, comprising:
- a first communication device included within the IMD; and
a second communication device located outside the patient'"'"'s body including a first circuit to communicate with the first communication device and a second circuit to establish communication with an E-911 monitoring station in response to the occurrence of one or more predetermined events indicative of the condition of the patient, wherein the E-911 monitoring station is a facility that is capable of establishing the location of, and dispatching emergency services to, the patient.
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Abstract
A system for communicating with a medical device implanted in an ambulatory patient and for locating the patient in order to selectively monitor device function, alter device operating parameters and modes and provide emergency assistance to and communications with a patient. The implanted device includes a telemetry transceiver for communicating data and operating instructions between the implanted device and an external patient communications control device that is either worn by or located in proximity to the patient within the implanted device transceiving range. The control device preferably includes a communication link with a remote medical support network, a global positioning satellite receiver for receiving positioning data identifying the global position of the control device, and a patient activated link for permitting patient initiated personal communication with the medical support network. A system controller in the control device controls data and voice communications for selectively transmitting patient initiated personal communications and global positioning data to the medical support network, for initiating telemetry out of data and operating commands from the implanted device and transmission of the same to the medical support network, and for receiving and initiating re-programming of the implanted device operating modes and parameters in response to instructions received from the medical support network. The communications link between the medical support network and the patient communications control device may comprise a world wide satellite network, hard-wired telephone network, a cellular telephone network or other personal communications system.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating remote communication with an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) implanted in a patient, comprising:
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a first communication device included within the IMD; and
a second communication device located outside the patient'"'"'s body including a first circuit to communicate with the first communication device and a second circuit to establish communication with an E-911 monitoring station in response to the occurrence of one or more predetermined events indicative of the condition of the patient, wherein the E-911 monitoring station is a facility that is capable of establishing the location of, and dispatching emergency services to, the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication service that may be subscribed to by a patient or a multi-care provider in which an implantable medical device (IMD) implanted in a patient is enabled to communicate with remote emergency services to dispense needed medical assistance to the location of the patient, the service comprising:
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providing communication with the IMD;
providing an E-911 system in remote communication with a device on the patient; and
establishing a communication scheme between the IMD and the device on the patient to thereby provide a continuous access to the E-911 system upon detection of a predetermined event indicative of the need for medical assistance. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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