User's Manual

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16.6. FOLLOW-UP FUNCTION
Storage of memory data: AIDA+ (Automatic Interpretation for
Diagnosis Assistance) software provides access up to 6 months of
patient follow-up with day by day data collection, or up to 24 hours with
hourly data collection. Episodes of ventricular tachyarrhythmia are
recorded with the programmable EGM channels: either by selecting up
to two traces, or by selecting "Double V" which enables a one-channel
recording that is twice as long.
Alerts / Warnings: The device routinely performs security self-checks
and technical measurements to ensure system integrity. When system
integrity is found to be at risk outside a follow-up, alerts are stored in
the device memory. When system integrity is found to be at risk during
a follow-up, the information is managed as a warning (pop-up
message) to notify immediately the user. For example, the following
types of event can trigger a warning or an alert: technical problem
during a shock, pacing lead impedance or coil impedance
measurements out-of-range, battery depletion,…
16.7. REMOTE MONITORING FUNCTION
Remote monitoring enables the automatic remote transmission of implant
data to the physician thanks to the wireless Radio Frequency (RF)
communication ability of the implant in order to provide a comprehensive
report to the physician about device functioning and patient cardiac status
without having the patient physically in the clinic.
The data is transmitted from the implant and the SMARTVIEW monitor,
a small transmitter placed in the patient home.
Implant data are first transmitted to the SMARTVIEW monitor via RF.
Data are then rooted through the phone network to an internet website.
This website is responsible for transforming the implant data into a
comprehensive report that can be consulted by the physician.