Mar 07, 2013 Once the device data are read, the transmitter automatically transmits the information to the secure St. Jude Medical Patient Care Network Web site (merlin.net), where it can be viewed by the clinician. The EX1150 communicates with the remote-monitoring center via a telephone landline, cellular adapter, or broadband WiFi service.
- May 10, 2010 St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced the U.S. Launch of its Wireless USB Adaptor for the Merlin@home™ transmitter, a.
- Looking for some help on connecting my Merlin@Home into a WiFi network without the provided intermediary hot spot. My cardiologist is providing a SJM EX1150 monitor. The instructions tell me to plug in a TP-link TL-WN721IN USB wireless network adapter and a TP-Link Wireless Access Point, attached by CAT5 to a router.
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by MagicMerlin - 2013-10-10 07:10:45
Hi Yvette!
Is your Merlin@home transmitter an EX1100 or and EX1150? The wireless adapter is not a good investment if you have an EX1100 and will only be transmitting 3 times a year. However, if you have an EX1150, it would be a great investment. The EX1150 gathers information from your implant once every night, between the hours of 2 and 4 am. If the information gathered meets a criteria set by your doctor, the EX1150 will silently send that information to your doctor immediately. This enables your doctor to know about any events within 24 hours of them happening instead of waiting months to find out at an in-clinic appointment down the road or from the ER. It's important to allow the EX1150 constant access to a phone line/wireless adapter for this reason.
If you choose not to use a landline in your home, there are a few other connectivity options for the Merlin@home transmitter (EX1100 and EX1150):
1. Obtain a schedule of dates that your doctor wants you to remotely transmit on. On those days (the schedule will vary by doctor but it is generally once every 3 months) take the transmitter to a landline (at a family member's house, neighbor's house, public library, etc.) and send from there (it will take about 20 minutes). When you're done, pack up the transmitter and store it away until your next scheduled remote transmission.
**INCOMPATIBLE PHONE SERVICES**
-Phone systems that require dialing 9 or any other number to access an outside line.
-MagicJack, MagicJack Plus, Vonage, Ooma, and other VOIP services
-Verizon HomeConnect, AT&T Wireless Home Phone, Sprint Home Phone Connect, US Cellular Home Phone, and other wireless home phone services.
2. Call Integron at 877-300-3606 to order a wireless adapter. The wireless adapter connects using cell towers in your area instead of a landline. The wireless adapter is formatted specifically for the Merlin@home transmitter and is not available through parties other than Integron. There is a monthly fee for the wireless adapter ($16.99/month) and a 3-year commitment. To check for coverage, visit http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx/ (if your coverage says 'Service Provider,' check here: http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx/). If you do not have service in your area, the wireless adapter will not work.
3. Call SJM remote care technical support to return your transmitter for free and schedule an in-clinic appointment to have your implant read.
SJM's remote care technical support group is available Monday-Friday from 8 am-8 pm, EST.
Good luck!
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Merlin Home Transmitter Model Ex1150
I just got Merlin@home transmitter for my SJM Anthem programmed as a dual chamber. YOLO friendly suggestion:
To make it work without a landline - plug any USB 2.0 adapter into your Merlin paired with your 'n class' wi-Fi router ( that you already use for internet access i.e. 802.11 b/g/n standard ) and you are set. Cost = $35 for life.
Here is where SJM took a BAD FALL on their business model: the corp. can either charge you $16/mo for a cell phone adapter = $1,920 for 10 yrs (avg. batt. Life) or $450 for a 'broadband kit' for life. Well, it turned out the kit is only off-the-shelf router and a USB 2.0 adapter - worth $100 retail @ Walmart.com. Nothing proprietary in it. Feeling fleeced and violated with 4.5 x markup!
I am taking off for EU to work there, Merlin transmitter got a German transformer plug with interchangeable receptacles and I just saved me more than a Geico lizard (apologies to geckos, not SJM amphibians).
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