Purpose: The Medtronic CareLink allows remote implantable ... defibrillators for more than 6 months received the CareLink monitor and were trained to perform home device interrogation and ...

A representative population of ICD patients effectively used the CareLink, and patient satisfaction with the monitor was very high. Clinicians were also satisfied with CareLink, the accessibility ...

With CareLink, the implanted pacemaker ... This is why, for example, Medtronic's implantable devices communicate with a nearby monitoring station. Still, challenges remain.