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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2011
Paul A. Levine, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Paul A. Levine, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
An implanted device is equipped with a flag that indicates to a remote monitoring unit that an event such as a patient medical emergency or device failure has occurred. The remote monitoring unit is configured in some embodiments to maintain a low power communication link with the implanted device when they are within range. When the flag indicates an event has occurred, the remote monitoring unit quickly downloads sensed data collected by the implanted device and transfers it over a network so that it can be utilized by a medical practitioner. The remote monitoring unit is further configured in some embodiments to query the implanted device at regular intervals. The remote monitoring unit may read a subset of the data stored by the implanted device and, based on that data, determine whether to complete a full or partial download.