Lu R, Anderson J, Steinhaus B
Telectronics Pacing Systems, Englewood, CO, USA.
Biomed Sci Instrum. 1995;31:241-6.
An implanted pacemaker can only communicate with the outside world through its window, i.e., the clinical programmer. Since its inception, the pacemaker has evolved from a non-programmable device to a complex device. Therefore, programming a modern implantable pacemaker could be very challenging for non-experienced or infrequent users. Various programmer-based automatic functions have been developed to reduce programming time and complexity and to obtain accurate measurements. With increasing interests in the telecommunications and information exchange, these programmer-based automatic functions are pushing forward a future vision that automatic pacemaker follow-up procedures via telecommunications are possible for patients located in any corner of the globe.
植入式起搏器只能通过其窗口，即临床程控仪与外界进行通信。自问世以来，起搏器已从一个不可程控的装置发展成为一个复杂的装置。因此，对于缺乏经验或不常使用的用户来说，对现代植入式起搏器进行程控可能极具挑战性。已经开发了各种基于程控仪的自动功能，以减少程控时间和复杂性，并获得准确的测量结果。随着人们对电信和信息交换的兴趣日益浓厚，这些基于程控仪的自动功能正在推动一个未来愿景，即通过电信对全球任何角落的患者进行起搏器自动随访程序成为可能。
