User Manual

16. MAIN FUNCTIONS
done during the night when the patient is asleep next to the SMARTVIEW monitor without
any intervention from the patient.
16.6.2 . Transmission trigger
There are 3 different triggers for a remote transmission:
─ the remote follow-up transmission is scheduled by the physician to occur regularly
(according to the programming).
─ the alert transmission will take place when the implant has recorded an abnormal
event. The list of abnormal event is available in a following paragraph. Alert conditions
are checked daily.
─ the on-demand follow-up transmission is triggered by the patient himself through the
use of a specific button on the remote-monitor.
16.6.3 . Data transmitted
The data transmitted are identical to the data available during a standard interrogation with
the dedicated programmer. All counters, histograms, IEGMs and diagnosis available in the
device are transmitted containing (not exhaustive list):
─ programmed parameters
─ Information on patient and system implanted
─ battery status
─ lead status (brady leads and defibrillation coils)
─ pacing counters and mean heart rate (brady)
─ ventricular arrhythmia counters and episodes
─ ventricular therapy counters
Data are presented in the form of 2 reports to the physician: the first one contains a
summary of major counters, histograms, warnings and diagnosis. The second one presents
the 3 most important IEGM episodes automatically selected based on the degree of severity
for the patient.
16.6.4 . User website
On the website, the physician is able to:
─ consult and schedule the remote follow-ups of their patient
─ configure additional ways of being notified of alerts (for instance by SMS, fax or e-mail
─ consult, print and export patient reports
16.6.5 . Alert system
The following set of alert trigger can be independently programmed ON/OFF by the
physician using the dedicated programmer and can trigger an alert transmission:
─ Low or high impedance
─ Abnormal coil impedance (shock lead)
─ Low or High shock impedance
─ Inefficient high energy shock
─ All shocks programmed OFF
─ Shock treated VT/VF
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