Method and apparatus for monitoring physiologic parameters conjunction with a treatment

Abstract

A system including an implantable medical device and an associated external device, in which the implantable device is adapted to monitor a physiologic parameter and includes a telemetry system for transmitting information to and receiving information from the external device, including information regarding the measured physiological parameter and in which wherein the external device includes a telemetry system for receiving information from the implanted device and for transmitting information to the implanted device and is provided with a mechanism for receiving information indicative of occurrences of significant therapeutic events and is further provided with a display system which combines information received from the implantable device related to the monitored physiologic parameter with the information of therapeutic significance and for displays the combined information in a time-scaled display in which the measured physiologic parameter is displayed along a common time scale with indications of occurrences of the significant therapy related events. The implantable device may also include a mechanism for delivering a therapy; and the mechanism in the external device for receiving information indicative of occurrences of significant therapeutic events may receive information regarding changes in the therapy delivered by the implantable device. The mechanism in the external device for receiving information indicative of occurrences of significant therapeutic events may also or in addition receive information indicative of changes in the therapy delivered by a physician, e.g. changes in a drug therapy.

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