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Apparatus and method for remote therapy and diagnosis in medical devices via interface systems

  • US 7,058,453 B2
  • Filed: 02/07/2002
  • Issued: 06/06/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for remotely conducting interactive patient diagnostics for a patient having one or more implantable medical devices (IMDs), monitoring the patient, and delivering therapy to the patient, all of which is carried out over a bi-directional communication system establishing a communications network link and comprising a remote web-based expert data center, a programmer for the IMDs, and a hand-held personal data monitor (PDM) operating as an interface to the programmer, the method comprising the steps of:

  • connecting the programmer to the remote data center for data communication via the data communications network link;

    connecting the PDM to the programmer and transferring data into and out of the programmer with the PDM; and

    uplinking data from the IMD to the programmer.

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