SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING BETWEEN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND A REMOTE COMPUTER SYSTEM OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER

摘要

A medical information communication system and corresponding methods are described. The system permits monitoring the performance of an implantable medical device (IMD) (14) implanted within a body of a patient, monitoring the health of the patient, or remotely delivering a therapy to the patient through the IMD. The IMD is capable of bi-directional communication with a communication module (100/110), a mobile telephone and/or personal data assistant (PDA) located outside the patient's body. The system may comprise the IMD, the communication module and/or mobile telephone and/or a PDA, a remote computer system (131), and a communication system (120) capable of bi-directional communication, where the communication module, the mobile telephone and/or the PDA are capable of receiving information from the IMD or relaying information thereto.