| abstract |
An alert system and method for providing alerts indicating an occurrence and a termination of an event relating to a patient. An implantable medical device, implanted within a patient, detects the occurrence of the event. Next an alert signal is wirelessly transmitted from the implantable medical device to provide an alert indicating the occurrence of the event. The implantable medical device then monitors for the termination of the event. When the termination of the event is detected, the implantable medical device wirelessly transmits an end alert signal to provide an alert indicating the termination of the event. |