Patent ID: 7247136
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: A61B,G16H,G16Z,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A medical monitor for implantation in the user's body for monitoring data on biological activity and states gathered from sensors implanted in the user's body, said medical monitor comprising: at least one hard disk drive; an enclosure surrounding said at least one hard disk drive; a transmitter and receiver for producing and transmitting signals, said medical monitor being in communication with said sensors, by which information on biological activity and states is stored on said at least one hard disk drive: and an alert mechanism which is used to signal the user of medical and maintenance conditions wherein said at least one hard disk drive comprises a primary drive that is located within said enclousure which is implanted with the body of a user and a secondary drive located outside of the body of the user, wherein said primary and secondary drives are in radio contact so that said secondary drive mirrors said primary drive, and said alert mechanism signals the user that a back-up to the secondary hard disk drive is scheduled to be performed.