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356845_Cover_CMII_US.qxd 10.05.06 13:45 Seite 2 Overview Physician callback signal . . . . . . . . . . . Follow-up data transmission . . . . . . . . Ready (CardioMessenger II) . . . . . . . . . Battery monitor light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ready (charging station) . . . . . . . . . . . . Data interface A view of the rear side of the device can be found on the back cover.
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356845_Cover_CMII_US.qxd 10.05.06 13:45 Seite 4 BIOTRONIK GmbH & Co. KG Woermannkehre 1 12359 Berlin · Germany Tel +49 (0) 30 68905-0 Fax +49 (0) 30 6852804 356845/A/6D20 © ® by BIOTRONIK GmbH & Co. KG All rights reserved. Specifications subject to modification, revision and improvement. BIOTRONIK, Inc. 6024 SW Jean rd. Bldg. B Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Phone (800) 547-0394 (24-hr) Fax (503) 635-9936 CardioMessenger is a registered trademark of BIOTRONIK GmbH & Co. KG sales@biotronik.com www.
CardioMessenger.book Page 1 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM Contents What is Home Monitoring? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How Do I Charge the CardioMessenger? . 31 Included Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 How Do I Resolve Problems? . . . . . . . . . . 32 Light 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Light 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Light 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 How Do I Use the CardioMessenger? . . . .
CardioMessenger.book Page 2 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Permissible Environmental Conditions . . 44 During Operation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Shipping and Storage: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 CardioMessenger Remote Unit . . . . . . . . 44 CardioMessenger Charging Station . . . . 45 Rechargeable Battery (integrated) . . . . . 45 Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CardioMessenger.book Page 3 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM What is Home Monitoring? Dear Patient: You have received a BIOTRONIK pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) with Home Monitoring function. Home Monitoring pacemakers and ICDs are additionally equipped with a special transmitter. This transmitter automatically transmits medical and technical information to a mobile device, the CardioMessenger.
CardioMessenger.book Page 4 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM Included Equipment The set comes equipped with the following components: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
CardioMessenger.book Page 5 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM Before use, make sure that none of the components are visibly damaged and that all necessary components have been delivered to you. Caution! Never use the CardioMessenger if it has been damaged; return it to your physician.
CardioMessenger.book Page 6 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM How Do I Use the CardioMessenger? The following section describes: 2 How to optimize CardioMessenger placement 2 How to operate it 2 How it functions Where Should I Put the CardioMessenger? On your bedside table or close to your bed is a suitable place for your CardioMessenger since it generally fulfills the following conditions: 2 The distance to the implant is less than 2 meters (6 feet), so that regular data transmission at night is guaranteed.
CardioMessenger.book Page 7 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM Note: If the CardioMessenger is too close to a loudspeaker (or a radio alarm or TV), you may hear interference noises typical for mobile phones.
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CardioMessenger.book Page 9 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM How Do I Install the CardioMessenger? Insert the power cable plug into a socket in your wall and the other end of the cable into the power supply. Make sure you do not connect the CardioMessenger to a power outlet controlled by a light switch. Now the green light on the upper side of the power supply should be illuminated; if not, please refer to „How Do I Resolve Problems?" on page 32.
CardioMessenger.book Page 10 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM Now, insert the other end of the power supply cable (the end with the small plug) into the charging station. The port for the small plug is situated on the rear side of the charging station and is marked with the following symbol: Use only the original power supply unit that came with the CardioMessenger, see „Included Equipment" on page 4.
CardioMessenger.book Page 11 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM Light 5 is situated on the front side of the charging station. The charging station is operational when this light is illuminated. If this light is not illuminated, please refer to „How Do I Resolve Problems?" on page 32.
CardioMessenger.book Page 12 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM Telephone Connection Version A You need a telephone connection so that your CardioMessenger can send the Home Monitoring data to your physician. Version B You may operate your CardioMessenger with your existing telephone sharing one single telephone socket (version A) or connect it directly to a free telephone socket (version B). Either way, your normal phone use remains unaffected.
CardioMessenger.book Page 13 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM Version A Unplug your telephone cable from your telephone socket in your wall. Remove the safety plug on port 1 on the rear side of the charging station.
CardioMessenger.book Page 14 Tuesday, May 2, 2006 5:05 PM Now insert the free end of your telephone cable into the inlet of the charging station.
