ALERTING METHOD FOR A TRANSVASCULAR TISSUE STIMULATION SYSTEM

摘要

A system for stimulating tissue of the patient includes an implantable medical device and an external power source. The medical device receives and extracts electrical energy from a first wireless signal and has a detector circuit that senses a physiological characteristic of the patient. The sensing can occur simultaneously while electrical stimulation pulses are applied to the tissue. A feedback transmitter that sends information related to the physiological characteristic via a second wireless signal. The external power source transmits the first wireless signal and extracts the information from a second wireless signal. When the information indicates existence of a predefined condition, a communication module, that preferably includes a cellular telephone sends a message for reception by the remote monitor to alert medical personnel.