Patient device

US7865242B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Biotronik CRM Patent AG · CH

Inventors

• Michael Diebold · Berlin, DE
• Eric Fournie · Erlangen, DE
• Jim Horton · Portland, US
• Julian Merlin · Berlin, DE
• Jens Potschadtke · Erlangen, DE
• Andre Seidelt · Berlin, DE
• Paul Stadnik · Lake Oswego, US
• Sven Bode · Berlin, DE
• Jim Nelson · Lake Oswego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 17, 2006
• Grant date: Jan 4, 2011
• Expiry date: Nov 6, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/63
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a patient's device having an at least unidirectional, wireless interface for receiving a data signal. The wireless interface is adapted to receive medical or operational data from a medical device, in particular an implantable medical device like a cardiac pacemaker or a cardioverter/defibrillator, a data communication interface for accessing a wide area network or a public telecommunication network or both. The device comprises an automatic routing/dialling module connected to the data communication interface, adapted to establish an automatic access to a modem connected to the data communication interface by automatically selecting one of a plurality of possible connection parameters. The connection parameters are selected from at least one of an individual modem, if more than one modem is connected to the data communication interface, and a prefix number for a remote access to a remote device over a public network automatically selecting a dial-up telephone number.