St. Jude Medical Merlin@home EX1150, User Manual

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Introduction
Your doctor has given you the Merlin@home™ transmitter that is part of the
St. Jude Medical™ Merlin@home Remote Monitoring System. This manual describes this system
and explains how to set up and use the transmitter.
What Does the Merlin@home™ Transmitter Do?
The Merlin@home™ transmitter conducts your Merlin@home session. During your Merlin@home
session, the transmitter reads the information from your implanted device (device) and sends it to
a server where your clinic can view it. This information includes:

The type and serial number of your device

The settings for your device
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What has happened since your last follow-up session

Battery status of your device
Your transmitter can perform a status check on your device.
Your device continues to work normally while the transmitter reads your information. Your doctor
can use this information to help check the status of your device.
Depending on the transmitter provided by your doctor (either EX1150 or EX1150W) your
Merlin@home transmitter works with the following:
Model EX1150
 telephone (landline)
 cellular adapter

wireless broadband kit
Model EX1150W

cellular adapter

wireless broadband kit
NOTES:
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Only your clinic and Technical Support (page 6) if requested by your doctor,
can view the confidential information you send during your Merlin@home
session.
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The Merlin@home™ transmitter model EX1150W is not available in all
geographies.
Using your Merlin@home™ Transmitter with your Telephone
The following information is applicable if you are using a telephone line to connect the transmitter.
If you are using the cellular or wireless broadband adapters to connect the transmitter, a
telephone line is not needed.
The Merlin@home™ transmitter plugs into your telephone line, see Setting Up the Transmitter
(page 3), and uses the telephone network to send information to the server, where your clinic can
view the information. As far as your telephone is concerned, this is like any other telephone call to
a toll-free number within the United States and Canada.
Before your Merlin@home session starts, you must hang up all phones. If someone calls during
your session, you receive a Can't Send Information message. For more information, see the
Merlin@home Transmitter Quick Start Guide provided with your transmitter.