Merlin at home

St. Jude adds mobile alerts to implantable device monitor

By Chris Gullo 11:39 am October 12, 2011

St. Jude Medical announced new features for its Merlin.net remote patient monitoring offering, Patient Care Network (PCN), including mobile alerts for physicians and improved data export to EHRs. Mobile DirectAlerts, a notification system for iOS, Android, and BlackBerry devices, enables physicians to receive messages whenever a patient triggers the device's alert system. In addition, an Auto...

St. Jude adds wireless upload to Merlin@home

By Brian Dolan 05:48 am May 10, 2010

St. Jude Medical launched a wireless USB adaptor for its Merlin@home transmitter for patients with implantable cardiac devices. The new adaptor allows important patient data from the patient's implantable cardiac device to be wirelessly downloaded and securely transmitted via cellular networks to a physician for review. Previously Merlin@home required a landline telephone line. “For patients who...