Regaining the Energy and Freedom to Move Life Forward

Busy parent finds remote monitoring simple to use

Long-distance patient saves time with remote monitoring

ICD and Remote Monitoring Technologies Keep Semi-Retired Physician on the Golf Course

Regaining the Energy and Freedom to Move Life Forward

When dairy farmer Becky Bode started experiencing shortness of breath in the spring of 2005, she tried to ignore the symptoms. A diagnosis of viral cardiomyopathy and dangerously low ejection fraction (EF) eventually led to Becky receiving a Medtronic InSync Sentry cardiac resynchronization therapy device. With her heart clinic a two-hour drive from her farm, Becky asked if she could do her device monitoring with the Medtronic CareLink® Network.

Busy parent finds remote monitoring simple to use

Early in 2003, Dawn’s clinic provided her with a solution that offered new freedom and greater peace of mind¹ – the Medtronic CareLink® Network, a remote monitoring service for cardiac device patients. Using the system’s portable monitor, Dawn was now able to transmit her ICD data at her clinic’s direction via a standard phone line from home or while away. “It’s so simple to use. I understood how to transmit right away,” she said.

Long-distance patient saves time with remote monitoring

The Medtronic CareLink® Monitor allows John to replace a couple of his in-office follow-up visits with remote interrogations — from home or while traveling in the U.S. — via a standard phone line. “We live 100 miles away from the clinic in Memphis. With the Medtronic CareLink® Monitor, I save the two days it typically takes for traveling to those check-ups,” said John.

ICD and Remote Monitoring Technologies Keep Semi-Retired Physician on the Golf Course

Medtronic's GEM® II DR and the ease of the Medtronic CareLink® Network let semi-retired neurosurgeon Paul Zanetti enjoy his passion for playing golf along with his part-time work as a medical consultant and researcher. Dr. Zanetti finds peace of mind from having the Medtronic CareLink Network, thus access to his own clinic, when he travels. "It's like a security blanket" he says.