BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger-S TLine User manual

CardioMessenger®-S TLine
Transmitter for BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring®
Technical Manual
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Light 1: Call back light (yellow, page 22)
Light 2: Operating light (yellow/green, page 21)
Use only original power supply units (page 16)
Slot for the brief instructions guide (page 20)
Connection for the power supply (page 16)
Connections for the landline (page 8 - 15)
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CardioMessenger-S TLine 1
Content
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How Home Monitoring works. . . . . . . . . . . 3
Check the completeness of the delivery . . . 5
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connection to the landline . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connection to the power supply. . . . . . . . 16
Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Insert brief instructions guide . . . . . . . . . 20
Operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Check lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Call back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Switching off the system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Debugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cleaning, maintenance, and disposal . . . . 28
Precautionary measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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CardioMessenger-S TLine Introduction 3
Introduction
Dear patient:
You have received a pacemaker or implantable
cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) with the
additional BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring
function. With Home Monitoring, the state of
your heart's health and your device are
surveyed on a daily basis while you are at
home. Your cardioligist or physician can catch
up at regular intervals on how your heart is
doing.
How Home Monitoring works
Your device is equipped with a special
transmitter (1). Usually at night, the
transmitter sends daily information on 
your heart to the patient device, your
CardioMessenger (2).
The transmission power from your implanted
device is low and does not impair your health
in any way.
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Introduction
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The CardioMessenger collects the information
sent by the device and automatically transmits it
to the BIOTRONIK Service Center (4) as encoded
messages via a landline connection (3).
Here, the messages are decoded and made
available on a protected web site. Your
cardiologist (5) or the physician who usually
carries out the follow-up examinations has
access to this web site.
Based on the information received, your
cardiologist or physician can decide if 
your device is best configured, or if the 
therapy needs adjustments. In this way, 
Home Monitoring serves as a practical
diagnostic aid to your physician.
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CardioMessenger-S TLine Check the completeness of the delivery 5
Check the completeness of the delivery
Check all components for visible damage
before using them. Use only components
which are undamaged.
The delivery includes the following:
Transport packaging
Keep the transport packaging and use it if you
return the CardioMessenger to your physician.
CardioMessenger-S TLine
Power supply unit with electricity cable and 
DC plug
Telephone cable
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Check the completeness of the delivery
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Technical manual with brief instructions guide
Warning! 
Use the CardioMessenger only if it is
undamaged. Return a damaged
CardioMessenger to your physician.
Warning! 
Use only the original parts included (for
details, see "Technical data", page 37).
Other equipment may impair proper
functioning of the CardioMessenger and
increase the emitted interference and the
CardioMessenge's susceptibility to
interference. 
The label on the back side of the
CardioMessenger indicates the approved
power supply:
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CardioMessenger-S TLine Setup 7
Setup
Place the CardioMessenger on your bedside
table. The bedside table is suitable because it
usually meets the following conditions:
2 The CardioMessenger is placed safely on a
solid base.
2 The distance to the device is less than
2 meters (6 feet) so that regular data
transmission at night is assured.
Please take the following into consideration:
2 Place the CardioMessenger in such a way
that the lights can easily be viewed during
the day. If the lights disturb you in your
sleep, turn the CardioMessenger away from
you. Do not place the CardioMessenger on
the floor, next to, or under your bed.
2 Do not place the CardioMessenger next to a
television set, microwave oven, or a similar
source of electromagnetic interference.
2 Do not expose the CardioMessenger to
temperatures exceeding 40°C (104°F). 
Do not put it on a place with direct sun light
and do not place it directly under a halogen
spotlight.
2 Do not expose the CardioMessenger to
temperatures lower than 10°C (50°F).
2 Protect the CardioMessenger against water
and high humidity. Do not place it in the
bathroom.
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Connection
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Connection
Connection to the landline
The CardioMessenger transmits the 
Home Monitoring data via landline.
There are two ways to connect the
CardioMessenger to the landline:
2 Method A 
CardioMessenger
and telephone are
operated using the
same telephone wall
jack.
2 Method B 
The Cardio-
Messenger is
operated with a
telephone wall jack
to which no other
device is connected.
In both cases, you can use your phone as
usual.
Note 
The CardioMessenger is designed to
operate with standard analog phone lines
providing Plain Old Telephone Service
(POTS). Compatibility with other phone lines
or services (e.g., Voice over IP (VoIP) via
analog or digital lines, cable TV phone lines
or ISDN) is not guaranteed. In these cases
compatibility testing at the patient’s home is
recommended. Proper set up of the system
at the patient’s home may require
installation of adapters and/or analog
phone lines. Please contact your telephone
service provider for information on the type
of phone line that you have.
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