Preserving patient specific data in implantable pulse generator systems
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Sweeney, Brian Brandell, Bruce H. KenKnight
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Abstract
A method and a system for preserving patient specific data in implantable pulse generator systems. A communication link is established with a first implantable pulse generator. Electronic cardiac data contained within the first implantable pulse generator is retrieved through the communication link. The electronic cardiac data is then electronically downloaded to a second implantable pulse generator. Prior to downloading, the electronic cardiac data can be formatted into a format compatible with the second implantable pulse generator.
Claims23
A method, comprising:
- establishing a communication link with a first implantable pulse generator;
- retrieving electronic cardiac data stored in the first implantable pulse generator through the communication link;
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- electronically downloading the electronic cardiac data to a second implantable pulse generator.
A method, comprising:
- retrieving patient specific data from a first implantable pulse generator, wherein patient specific data includes data generated from cardiac signals sensed by the first implantable pulse generator;
- electronically processing the patient specific data into a format compatible with a second implantable pulse generator;
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- transferring the patient specific data to the second implantable pulse generator.
A system, comprising:
- a communication circuit to receive and transmit electronic-cardiac data between a first implantable pulse generator and a second implantable pulse generator;
- a cardiac-data-processing circuit coupled to the communication circuit, wherein the cardiac-data-processing circuit receives electronic cardiac data from the first implantable pulse generator through the communication circuit and formats the electronic cardiac data from the first implantable pulse generator to a format compatible with the second implantable pulse generator;
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- a control circuit coupled to the communication circuit and the cardiac-data-processing circuit, wherein the control circuit controls the communication circuit to receive electronic-cardiac data from the first implantable pulse generator and to transmit formatted electronic-cardiac data to the second implantable pulse generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.