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General Concepts
Table 1. Definitions
Term Definition
Programmer A manufacturer-specific device designed to receive and transmit
information from CIEDs and allow temporary and permanent
programming of CIEDs.
Device
interrogation
Data transmission from the CIED to the programmer, including
device settings and data stored in the CIED memory. e
data can be viewed and stored directly on the programmer or
transformed to a report that can be exported to a computer,
dedicated CIED follow-up soware, and internet servers.
Device
programming
Bidirectional telemetry allowing the programmer operator to
assess CIED function, select CIED settings, and optimize system
performance tailored to the individual patient's condition in a
noninvasive and reversible manner.
Home monitor Remote telemetry device, either a strategically positioned device
in the proximity of the patient or a smartphone-based application,
able to communicate with the CIED, which serves as a substation
to transmit the encrypted data to dedicated servers.
RM Automated remote transmissions of predefined alerts related to
clinical events (eg, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator [ICD]
therapies) or related to device functioning (eg, lead integrity
alerts).
• Individual-based
RM
RM where the manufacturer-specific transmitter is assigned to an
individual patient at enrollment.
• Site-based RM RM where the manufacturer-specific transmitter is assigned to
a specific site and could be used to collect device data for many
individual patients (even if they are not individually enrolled).
RM platform Manufacturer-specific remote web-based communication system
allowing access to the encrypted data transmission from the home
monitor to individual clinic and/or third-party resources.
ird-party
resources
External services available using manufacturer-specific RM
systems to collect and communicate patient data. is could be
soware based, which collates data, or personnel based, which can
outsource some of the clinics' work.
Scheduled
transmission
Programmable scheduled transmissions during which routine
CIED parameters are collected remotely from the RM platform
by members of the remote device clinic team in a format like that
obtained during a routine in-person clinic visit.
