Method and apparatus for automatic configuration of implantable medical devices

A system comprising:

• a programmable implantable monitoring device, a programmer, responsive to entry of a reason for monitoring, the programmer configured to thereafter transmit programming commands from the programmer to the implantable device including a prioritization of an arrhythmia storage criterion;
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• wherein the implantable device is configured to, responsive to receipt of the programming commands, transmit records of the arrhythmia according to the prioritization.

A system comprising:

• a programmable implantable monitoring device, a programmer, responsive to entry of a patient's age, the programmer configured to thereafter transmit a programming commands from the programmer to the implantable device including an arrhythmia detection criterion;
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• wherein the implantable device is configured to, responsive to receipt of the programming commands, thereafter detect the arrhythmia according to the criterion.