Patent ID: 7258666
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: A61B,G01N,G06F,G06Q,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for monitoring a patient's heart condition, comprising: (a) a patient-location based unit configured for patient interaction and a microprocessor to facilitate monitoring a heart condition of the patient; (b) a central server in signal communication with the patient-location based unit and configured to receive signals from and transmit signals to said patient-location based unit, wherein the transmitted signals include instructions for execution in the patient-location based unit; and (c) a health care professional computer in signal communication with the central server for at least receiving patient health-related information, including at least information about the monitored heart condition, from the central server and to send at least one message from the health care professional computer through the central server to the patient-location based unit, where the patient-location based unit is configured to selectively connect to the central server, and where the central server stores the at least one message at least until there is a connection between the patient-location based unit and the central server.