Leadless fully automatic pacemaker follow-up

摘要

A leadless fully automatic follow-up (LFAPF) device that is triggered into operation either locally or remotely is implemented extra-corporeally to access cardiac data such as ECGs stored in one or more implantable medical device (IMDs) implaned in one or more patients. A telemetry unit is used in the LFAPF to transmit and test stored data in the IMDs. The telemetry unit implements a series of adjustable commands depending on the desired level of detail of the follow-up. An alternate embodiment representing intra-corporeal use of an aditional device includes cardiac data monitoring and cardioversion pulse synchronisation in cooperation with another IMD such as a pacer. <IMAGE>