Medtronic launches MyCareLink Heart pacer-connected smartphone app

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it launched its MyCareLink Heart mobile application intended to connect users’ smartphone devices directly to the company’s portfolio of connected pacemakers, touting it as the first such mobile application of its kind. The newly launched application is compatible with all of the Fridley, Minn.-based medical giant’s BlueSync technology-enabled pacers, and can wirelessly send device data to the company’s CareLink network, eliminating the need for dedicated bedside monitors and other remote monitoring tech. “For the first time, pacemakers have the ability to communicate securely and directly with technology that patients use every day like smartphones and tablets. This brings the benefits of remote monitoring seamlessly into patients’ lives, potentially leading to enhanced and more efficient patient engagement with their physicians,” connectivity & insights biz GM Aisha Barry said in a press release. Data collected by BlueSync-enabled pacers is encrypted and sent to the CareLink network through the mobile app, allowing physicians to monitor patients and receive alerts on clinically-relevant events, the company said. The newly launched app also features the ability for patients to explore information about transmissions sent to their doctors and to receive confirmations of transmissions, track their vital signs and physical activity, display remaining battery life and catalog symptomatic events t...
Source: Mass Device - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Business/Financial News Cardiac Assist Devices Cardiovascular Featured Software / IT Medtronic Source Type: news