The AngelMed Guardian® System
CAUTION - Investigational Device.
Limited by United States law to investigational use.
The AngelMed Guardian® system consists of the following major components:
IMD (Implantable Medical Device):
An implanted device which is designed to detect, analyze and store the patient’s electrograms.
The IMD vibrates to warn the patient of alarms and alerts.
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EXD (External Device):
A hand-held telemetry device that is designed to warn the patient of alarms and alerts via beeps and flashing LEDs. The EXD is also used for communication between the Programmer and the IMD. |
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Programmer:
A workstation used by the physician to configure the IMD and, when desired, retrieve data from the IMD. |
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The context of the above components is illustrated in the following system configuration figure:
The AngelMed Guardian IMD is implanted in the same manner as a pacemaker.
The IMD is designed to recognize a potential heart attack by detecting a shift in the ST segment level of a patient's electrogram sensed using a standard pacemaker lead.
The ST segment level is continually compared to the normal patient electrogram using a patented Angel Medical Systems detection algorithm.
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