Aggregation of data from external data sources within an implantable medical device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- acquiring physiological data from a plurality of medical devices external to a body of a patient;
allocating a first memory location within an implanted medical device, wherein operation of the implanted medical device is unaffected by data residing within the first memory location;
aggregating the physiological data within the first allocated memory location; and
communicating the aggregated physiological data from the implanted device to a remote system.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An implantable device is described that collects and aggregates data from non-implanted medical devices external from a body of a patient. The device may also collect and aggregate data from medical devices implanted within the body. The implantable device includes a wireless transceiver to acquire physiological data from the external medical devices, and a storage medium to store the physiological data. A processor retrieves the physiological data and communicates the physiological data to a remote patient management system. The device may collect the physiologic data from the various external data sources, possibly over an extended period of time, and stores the data for subsequent upload to a common patient management system. In addition, the implantable device may collect physiological data from other medical devices implanted within the patient. In this manner, the device provides a central point for collection and aggregation of physiological data relating to the patient.
296 Citations
34 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
acquiring physiological data from a plurality of medical devices external to a body of a patient; allocating a first memory location within an implanted medical device, wherein operation of the implanted medical device is unaffected by data residing within the first memory location; aggregating the physiological data within the first allocated memory location; and communicating the aggregated physiological data from the implanted device to a remote system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A method comprising:
-
providing a memory location within an implantable medical device for the collection, retention and transmission of physiological data from external medical devices wherein operation of the implantable medical device is unaffected by the physiolocical data; receiving physiological data from a medical device external to a body of a patient; storing the physiological data within the memory location; and communicating the physiological data from the memory location to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
-
22. An implantable medical device comprising:
-
a first memory location for providing data and instructions for operation of the implantable medical device; a second memory location allocated for collection of physiological data from external medical devices wherein operation of the implantable medical device is unaffected by the data stored within the second memory location that is provided by a storage medium; and a wireless transceiver to acquire the physiological data from the external medical device and transmit the physiological data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
-
Specification