Patent ID: 6361522
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A61N,Y10S

Abstract:
A drug delivery system comprising:an implantable cardiac device comprising an electrode connected to a sensing amplifier by a lead for sensing electrical activity occurring in a patient's heart and generating sensing signals in accordance therewith, circuitry for extracting information from the sensing signals, circuitry for detecting a particular medical condition from the extracted information and generating a command signal if the medical condition is present, a first telemetry interface for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals, and circuitry for modulating the radio frequency signals with information relating to the command signal; and, an external drug delivery device for affixation to a location on the skin surface of a patient having incorporated therein a second telemetry interface for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals, circuitry for demodulating radio signals to derive the command signal therefrom, and circuitry for controlling the drug delivery device in order to deliver a drug in accordance with the command signal.