What is a Merlin home transmitter used for?
The Merlin@home™ transmitter allows efficient remote care management of patients with implanted cardiac devices through scheduled transmissions and daily alert monitoring. You can complement or replace in-clinic visits with remote patient transmissions.
How does the Merlin home transmitter work?
You simply plug in the transmitter next to where you sleep and the transmitter will automatically monitor and follow-up your device while you sleep. Once it has read your device data, the Merlin@home transmitter will automatically dial out and transmit your device information to a secure website, the St.
How do I setup a wireless Merlin home transmitter?
Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the right side of the transmitter. Make sure the cellular adapter is connected to the USB cable as shown in the picture. Plug the transmitter into a power outlet. The first time you do this, it will take a few minutes to initiate and connect to the local cellular network.
What is a pacemaker transmitter?
Patients with an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator are given a monitor, a small transmitter to keep at home, which communicates with the cardiac device wirelessly.
What is Merlin net?
Merlin.net™ Patient Care Network (PCN) is a remote follow-up system that imports and manages cardiac information for patients who have Abbott implanted devices. The system lets you and other clinicians upload and manage patient device data via a web interface.
Is a heart monitor the same as a pacemaker?
Unlike pacemakers or defibrillators, insertable cardiac monitoring devices do not have any wires. These devices are placed just below the skin of the chest. The newest models are injectable and have a three-year battery life.
How does a pacemaker transmitter work?
Nonwireless systems transmit pacemaker data using a magnetic sensor a patient places over their device. It feeds the data into a phone modem to transmit transtelephonic rhythm strips to a physician’s office or a remote monitoring service. The systems can send special alerts between regularly scheduled follow-ups.
What is a medical transmitter?
transmitter. An MRI term for a component of an MR scanner that produces the radio frequency (RF) current (signal) and delivers it to the transmitting coil (antenna) to excite the protons in the imaging volume.
What is remote monitoring pacemaker?
Remote monitoring is a way for your implanted heart device to communicate with your doctor or clinic using a small monitor, potentially reducing the number of times you have to travel to your clinic for an implanted heart device check.
How does remote pacemaker monitoring work?
Remote monitoring pacemakers and ICDs are equipped with a special transmitter. Using an integrated aerial, the implant automatically sends medical and technical information from your heart, to the clinicians who are treating you.
Can a Merlin @ home transmitter be used with a cellular adapter?
The Merlin@home™ transmitter model EX1150 and the Merlin@home™ transmitter model EX1150W can be used with a wireless broadband kit. For more information, see the Set Up Guide provided with your transmitter. Using your Merlin@home™ Transmitter with a Cellular Adapter
What kind of plug do I need for Merlin @ home?
To use the Merlin@home™ transmitter, your telephone service provider must support touch-tone dialing. You must use a push-button telephone with a standard (RJ-11) plug. Your telephone wall jack must also accept a standard (RJ-11) plug. If you have an older plug or jack, you can purchase an RJ-11 adapter that allows you to use the transmitter.
Can a doctor view your Merlin @ home session?
telephone (landline) cellular adapter wireless broadband kit Model EX1150W cellular adapter wireless broadband kit NOTES: • Only your clinic and Technical Support (page 6) if requested by your doctor, can view the confidential information you send during your Merlin@home session.
What happens when I press the start button on Merlin @ home?
If your Merlin@home session is interrupted, the transmitter may display a Can’t Send Information message. If so, press the Start button and the transmitter will attempt to send your information at a later time. To use the Merlin@home™ transmitter, your telephone service provider must support touch-tone dialing.