How much would you pay for a solution that could predict a heart attack before it happened? With SMARTVIEW remote monitoring devices, U.S. patients may soon have another lifesaving option within reach.
SMARTVIEW, which is manufactured by Sorin Group, has just received FDA approval. The mobile monitoring device works with other Sorin implanted devices, including its PARADYMTM RF VR and DR implantable defibrillators and its cardiac resynchronization therapy devices (CRT-D).
By monitoring these devices, patients can take advantage of advanced diagnostic capabilities, which can prove invaluable in early detection of cardiac events. Imagine, for example, that your remote cardiac monitor provided evidence of a heart attack in progress long before you felt the first chest pain.
Another advantage of remote monitoring is that patients may require fewer clinical checkups since doctors can monitor certain condition markers remotely. This advantage especially benefits rural patients who may live far away from the closest hospital.
“With remote monitoring, I can efficiently review clinical and device data – usually collected during in-office follow-up – while patients stay at home,” said Dr. Philippe Mabo of the University Hospital of Rennes, France. Sorin Group has already released SMARTVIEW in several European countries.
When a patient begins to experience a cardiac event, SMARTVIEW triggers an alarm that is received by a local hospital or by the patient's clinician. If the first clinician alerted doesn't respond, then SMARTVIEW automatically escalates the alert to a second clinician. The alerts are sent via SMS, e-mail or fax, depending on the clinician's preference.
If doctors receive alerts from multiple patients, the device prioritizes them according to their criticality.
When doctors want to check patient records on a non-emergency basis, they can simply access the records through a Web application. Records are organized and no more than five pages in length for quick review. Alerts and reports are presented in a consistent format for easy review.
Patients can configure the remote monitoring device at home with help from a Sorin Group help desk. Physicians don't have to worry about setting up or synchronizing the device within the clinical setting.
Edited by
Rachel Ramsey
