Implantable Device Remote Controller with Stored Contraindication Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Patients and clinicians often face uncertainty regarding the compatibility of therapeutic or diagnostic procedures and activities with implantable medical devices, as essential information is not readily available when needed, leading to potential safety risks and unnecessary contact with manufacturers for clarification.
Innovation Solution
An improved remote controller for implantable medical devices is equipped with contraindication information, including manuals, specific activity guidelines, clinician contact details, and patient records, stored in removable and non-removable storage formats, allowing convenient access via a user interface, wireless connections, or external devices, facilitating proactive measures for patient safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If contraindication information is stored in the remote controller, then accessibility and usability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the storage function with the remote controller by integrating a memory component directly into the device. This merging allows the remote controller to store and provide contraindication information locally, improving accessibility while maintaining a relatively simple integrated structure rather than requiring separate external storage devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote controller is designed to perform multiple functions: it controls the implantable medical device, stores contraindication information, and provides this information to users. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated devices, thereby improving ease of operation without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
2Reliability
If contraindiction information is made readily available, then patient safety is improved, but loss of time for information retrieval is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-storing contraindiction information in the remote controller's memory before the patient needs it. This allows the information to be immediately accessible when required, eliminating time loss for retrieval while ensuring patient safety through timely access to critical contraindication data.
3Measurement precision
If detailed contraindiction information is stored, then accuracy of medical guidance is improved, but device complexity and information overload increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies extraction by selectively storing only the essential contraindiction information relevant to the implantable medical device in the remote controller. This approach maintains accuracy by including necessary medical guidance while avoiding the complexity of storing all possible information, focusing instead on extracted critical data points.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a remote controller for an implantable medical device having stored contraindication information, which includes information which a patient or clinician might wish to review when assessing the compatibility of a given therapeutic or diagnostic technique or activity with the patient's implant. The stored contraindication information is available through a display of the remote controller or via a wired, wireless, or portable drive connection with an external device. By storing contraindication information with the implant's remote controller, patient and clinician can more easily determine the safety of a particular therapeutic or diagnostic technique or physical activity with the patient's implant, perhaps without the need to contact the manufacturer's service representative.