Patent ID: 6622043
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A method of after-care of a patient having at least one electromedical implant comprising:associating an external apparatus with the implant; effecting a first telemetric data transmission between the implant and the associated external apparatus, wherein data are transmitted between the implant and the external apparatus; interrogating at least currently available data of the implant; and sending the currently, available data of the implant to a corresponding output means to provide an examining clinician with information for use during an after-care examination of the patient in an after-care arrangement; wherein: a) the data interrogation is effected automatically, b) prior to the after-care examination, c) after the patient enters a dedicated interrogation region of the after-care arrangement, and d) as soon as the electromedical implant is in the dedicated interrogation region in relation to the external apparatus for a predetermined period of time.