Medtronic CareLink Express Mobile User Manual

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CareLink
Express

System

The Me dtronic Ca reLink E xpress mob ile app, th e Patient
Connector, and the Medtronic CareLink
indi cated for use i n the trans fer of patie nt data fro m Medtroni c
implantable cardiac devices. These products are not a
subst itute for ap propriat e medical a ttentio n in the event of a n
emergency. Data availability and alert notifications are subject
to Internet connectivity and access, and service availability.
The ap p must be on an d in range of t he device. A lert
notif icati ons are not inte nded to be us ed as the sol e basis for
making decisions about patient medical care.

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ABOUT THE

CARELINK
EXPRESS MOBILE
SYSTEM

The CareLink Express mobile systems consists of:

Patient Connector

A handheld telemetry wand called the
patient connector.

Mobile Application

A Medtronic mobile application
downloadable from the App Store
associated with the tablet of choice.

Tablet

A tablet of the user’s choice
(either Android™ or Apple®).

Carrying Case

A carrying case that will house
both the patient connector and
the tablet.

All pat ient and c linical d ata displ ayed are f ictiti ous and for
demonstration purposes only.

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR USE

Step 1: Ensure that tablet is connected to the facility’s

Wi-Fi network

You may need to obtain a password from the facility’s
IT department to access the Wi-Fi network in order to
connect your Android or Apple tablet.

Step 2: Launch the application

Launch the application by touching/tapping the
CareLink Express Mobile app.

Step 3: Patient Connector

Power on the Patient
Connector. When prompted

by the application, press and
release the POWER ON button.

Power on
button

All pat ient and c linical d ata displ ayed are f ictiti ous and for
demonstration purposes only.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, cont’d.

Step 4: Interrogate the Device

The app will prompt you to place
the Patient Connector over the
Medtronic device.

The Telemetry indicator light on
the Patient Connector will turn

GREEN when a connection is

established.

§ No light = Telemetry not in progress

§ Solid light = Telemetry in progress

Step 5: Send Data

A tone will sound and the app
will prompt user to put down
Patient Connector when the
interrogation has f inished.

Interrogation times vary between
30 seconds and 3 minutes.

The app will now transmit the
collected data from the device
to the CareLink

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network.

The Transmission Complete
screen confirms that the
transmission has been
successfully received by the
CareLink network.

Tel em et r y
indicator light

A telep hone call is m ade by the
reviewe r to the clinic ian in the
CareLink Express healthcare
setti ng (where the pa tient’s
device w as interrogat ed) to

discus s the technic al nding s.

The animated
send ba rs will
repeat throughout
the pro cess.

The pro gress bar
will continue to fill
throughout the
process .

Date and T ime
when completed
transmission was
sent to CareLink.

Transmission was
successfu l.

DONE w ill take
user to Ho me
screen.

All pat ient and c linical d ata displ ayed are f ictiti ous and for
demonstration purposes only.