SEAMLESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND A REMOTE SYSTEM

摘要

A medical information communication system is described that facilitates seamless communication between a remote system and one or more medical devices implanted within a body of a patient. A general interface unit (GIU) located near the patient senses and automatically establishes channels for communicating with the remote system as the patient travels from location to location. The GIU may receive physiological data from a medical device implanted within a body of a patient, select one or more of the communication channels based on a variety of criteria, and automatically communicate the physiological data to the remote system via the selected communication channel.