Universal Medical Device Identifier

Abstract Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic DevicesCIEDslike a Permanent Pacemaker or Implantable Defibrillator are implanted in overmillion Americanswith the average age of implantation in thesyears oldandyears oldWhen a patient presents to the Emergency DepartmentEDwith an unknown CIEDreprogramming of the device is often necessary for their treatmentEvery patient should know their device type and manufacturerThis information is particularly importantas every device can be interrogated only by a programmera custom computer and magnetic wandfrom the CIEDandapos s specific manufacturerHoweverin emergency situationselderly patients may not have their device information or may be unable to communicate with hospital personnelleading to delays in proper treatmentMost oftenED staff use an x ray to attempt to read the manufacturer and device typesimply to help determine the correct manufacturer to ask for assistanceTo facilitate prompt and thorough patient treatmentCIED manufacturers typically provide personnel who are on call in or near medical facilities to assist with any device related issuesTo solve this problemBridgeSource Medical proposes a portable handheld device that can interrogate CIEDs from any manufacturer either in the EDor in transit to the EDeliminating the need for a time consuming and unnecessary x rayand enabling firstline medical personnelThe proposed device identifier works by mimicking thewakeup callcommunication of the five major CIED programmers in sequenceand would identify each device by analyzing the response from the CIED Project Narrative In the USpatients presenting to the Emergency Department with an unknown Cardiac Implanted Electronic Device represent a unique problemOften correct treatment requires the reprogramming of the device by the manufacturerbut it is impossible to quickly determine the manufacturer of each device in the Emergency Department