Software for Remote Monitoring System

A software upgrade for a patient-monitoring system that remotely monitors implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) enables doctors and other healthcare workers to create electronic portable document format (PDF) files of patient interrogation results and transmit them electronically or post them on a secure website for further review.

The software is designed for use on the Housecall Plus remote patient monitoring system of St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, MN, USA). The upgrade also expands in-office networking capabilities, extending the company's capabilities in remote monitoring technology. Housecall Plus offers live communication with a medical professional and is the world's first remote patient monitoring system to transmit complex ICD data in real-time over standard telephone lines for immediate review.

The Housecall Plus system supports St. Jude Medical's Atlas and Epic families of ICDs and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices. Although the system does not eliminate the need for doctor visits, it offers important insights into when a patient should be seen. It may also reduce costs associated with unnecessary office and emergency room visits.

"With the number of ICD patients expected to expand significantly over the next few years, physicians face an enormous challenge in managing regular follow-up visits for those patients,” observed Michael J. Coyle, president of St. Jude Medical's Cardiac Rhythm Management Division. "The version 2.1 software upgrade offers physicians even greater flexibility to provide excellent follow-up care more efficiently when using the Housecall Plus system.”





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