Managing data for clinical protocols relating to the use of...

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2006-04-11

2006-04-11

Getzow, Scott M. (Department: 3762)

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical therapeutic systems

Reexamination Certificate

active

07027870

ABSTRACT:
A process for managing data collection for clinical protocols and investigations (registry) relating to the use of active implantable medical devices, such as pacemaker, cardiovertor, defibrillator and multisite devices. This process is characterized by the following stages:1) preliminarily initializing a plurality of implants, by writing, in a protocol identification zone provided in a memory of the implant, a protocol identification code common to all the aforementioned implants taking part in the given clinical protocol, and2) at each interrogation of any implant by a practitioner by use of a compatible programmer:a) searching for a protocol identification zone in the memory of the implant and reading the contents thereof,b) determining the presence of a protocol identification code in that zone,c) in the event of presence of a protocol identification code:c1) recognizing the protocol identification code by the programmer,c2) displaying on a screen of the programmer an appropriate questionnaire for the protocol identified by the aforementioned code,c3) capturing answers to that the questionnaire input by a practitioner using the programmer, andc4) memorizing these answers in a memory of the programmer.

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