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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2000
William J. Combs, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Gary Berg, Edina, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A leadless fully automatic follow-up (LFAPF) device that is triggered into operation either locally or remotely is implemented extra-corporeally to access cardiac data such as ECGs stored in one or more implantable medical device (IMDs) implanted in one or more patients. A telemetry unit is used in the LFAPF to transmit and test stored data in the IMDs. The telemetry unit implements a series of adjustable commands depending on the desired level of detail of the follow-up. An alternate embodiment representing intra-corporeal use of an additional device includes cardiac data monitoring and cardioversion pulse synchronization in cooperation with another IMD such as a pacer.