BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II-LLT User manual

CardioMessenger II-LLT
Transmitter for
BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring®
sbiotronik
Technical Manual
BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
Woermannkehre 1
12359 Berlin · Germany
Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]
BIOTRONIK, Inc.
6024 SW Jean rd. Bldg. B
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Phone [phone] (24-hr)
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
www.biotronik.com
© BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
All rights reserved. Specifications subject to
modification, revision and improvement.
® CardioMessenger is a registered trademark of
BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG.
13-D-xx
Revision: J (2013-03-04)
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Overview
Belt clip (1)
On/off button (2)
Telephone jack (3)
Restart (4)
Power supply port (5)
Overview
Physician callback signal (1)
Follow-up data transmission (2)
Ready (CardioMessenger II) (3)
Battery monitor light (4)
Ready (charging station) (5)
Data interface (6)
A view of the rear side of the device can be
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Overview
Belt clip (1)
On/off button (2)
Telephone jack (3)
Restart (4)
Power supply port (5)
Overview
Physician callback signal (1)
Follow-up data transmission (2)
Ready (CardioMessenger II) (3)
Battery monitor light (4)
Ready (charging station) (5)
Data interface (6)
A view of the rear side of the device can be
found on the back cover. 1
2
3
6
4
5
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2
3
4
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Contents
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What is Home Monitoring? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Included Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
How Do I Use the CardioMessenger? . . . . 6
Where Should I Put the CardioMessenger? . 6
How Do I Install the CardioMessenger? . . 8
Telephone connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Version A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Version B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
How Do I Understand the Lights of the
CardioMessenger? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Light 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Light 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Light 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Light 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Light 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
How Do I Turn On the CardioMessenger? . 28
How Do I Turn Off the CardioMessenger? . 29
How Do I Charge the CardioMessenger? . 30
How Do I Turn Off the Charging Station? . 31
How Do I Resolve Problems? . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Light 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Light 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Light 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
How Do I Reset the CardioMessenger? . . . 34
How Do I Take Care of the 
CardioMessenger? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
How Do I Carry the CardioMessenger? . . . 36
Safety Precautions – What Should I Watch
out For? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
FCC RF exposure requirements . . . . . . 41
UL classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electromagnetic Compatibility . . . . . . . . . 43
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Permissible Environmental Conditions . . 44
During operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Shipping and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
CardioMessenger Remote Unit . . . . . . . . . 44
CardioMessenger Charging Station . . . . . 45
Rechargeable Battery (Integrated) . . . . . . 46
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Electromagnetic emitted interference
according to IEC 60601-1-2 . . . . . . . . . 47
Electromagnetic emitted interference
according to IEC 60601-1-2 . . . . . . . . . 48
Electromagnetic emitted interference
according to IEC 60601-1-2 . . . . . . . . . 50
Recommended separation distances
between portable 
and mobile RF communications
equipment and the CardioMessenger . 52
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What is Home Monitoring?
Dear Patient:
You have received a BIOTRONIK pacemaker
or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
(ICD) with Home Monitoring function.
Home Monitoring pacemakers and ICDs are
additionally equipped with a special trans-
mitter. This transmitter automatically
transmits medical and technical information
to a mobile device, the CardioMessenger.
The CardioMessenger works like a cell
phone and automatically transmits the
information received from your device as
encoded messages to the BIOTRONIK
Service Center.
The transmission power from your device is
low so as to not impair your health in any
way. Since the transmission range is short,
the CardioMessenger is needed to send 
the information to the BIOTRONIK Service
Center.
At the Service Center, the data are processed
and can be viewed only by your physician 
on a secured Internet site in the form 
of a comprehensive report called a 
Cardio Report.
Your doctor can use this Cardio Report to
decide whether your device settings need 
to be updated or if your therapy plan needs
to be changed. Thus, Home Monitoring
serves as a practical diagnostic aid.
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Included Equipment
The set comes equipped with the following
components:
1. Mobile unit
2. Charging station
3. Wall mounted power supply 
4. Telephone cable
5. Belt clip (already affixed)
6. Carrying strap
7. Patient manual
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Before use, make sure that none of the
components are visibly damaged and that all
necessary components have been delivered
to you.
Caution! Never use the CardioMessenger
if it has been damaged; return it to your
physician. 
Only use the following original
BIOTRONIK devices, as other accessories
can increase the interference emitted and
the device's susceptibility to interference:
– The CardioMessenger 
– The charging station with the wall
mounted power supply (type: FW 7555 M/06) 
– The telephone cord 
(type: BIOTRONIK VK-117)
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How Do I Use the CardioMessenger?
The following section describes:
2How to optimize CardioMessenger
placement
2How to operate it
2How it functions
Where Should I Put the CardioMessenger?
On your bedside table or close to your bed 
is a suitable place for your CardioMessenger
since it generally fulfills the following 
conditions:
2The distance to the device is less than
2 meters (6 feet), so that regular data
transmission at night is guaranteed.
2The distance to the device is more than
20 centimeters (7 inches), so that the
CardioMessenger does not interfere 
with the device.
2The CardioMessenger is placed on 
a solid base and cannot fall.
Please also consider the following:
2Do not expose the device to moisture or
heat; exposure to direct sunlight and
taking the device into the bathroom are
not recommended.
2The CardioMessenger should not be
connected to a power outlet controlled 
by a light switch.
2Do not place the device next to a television
set, microwave oven, or similar source of
electromagnetic interference.
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Warning! The distance between the device
and CardioMessenger must not be less
than 20 centimeters (7 inches).
Note: If the CardioMessenger is too close
to a loudspeaker (or a radio alarm or TV),
you may hear interference noises typical
for mobile phones.
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