Patent ID: 7555348

Claim:
A device to remotely monitor a patient fitted with an implantable medical device, comprising: a communication device configured to permit remote communication with a clinician, the communication device comprising a microphone and a speaker; a wand that can be placed on the patient and is capable of receiving data from an implantable medical device in the patient; a transceiver by which a clinician can contact the device remotely to obtain data received from the implantable medical device through the wand, wherein a first audio state is provided by the speaker when the wand is not positioned properly on the patient to receive data from the implantable medical device, wherein a second audio state is provided by the speaker when the wand is positioned properly on the patient to receive data from the implantable medical device, wherein the first and second audio states are audible to the clinician over the communication device, wherein a third audio state is provided by the speaker when the clinician is receiving the data, and wherein a fourth audio state is provided by the speaker when the clinician is not receiving the data.