MyCareLink Heart™

As a younger pacemaker implantee I wanted something right for me, not a senior. I didn't want to have a clunky device on my beside table for the next decade and not be under constant monitoring when outside the range of the bedside device. This app paired with an azure pacer answered that desire. How I'd make it better. Not much. My wish list: 1) be able to transmit logged symptoms with my Dr rather thqn just handing them my phone to read, or at minimum be able to print them out to bring along. 2) share vital data collected from pacer with apple health, and 3) status that the app is successfully collecting data and connected to Medtronic servers 4) Apple watch app

I am very happy with the app rather than the bedside device. I travel for business and having to think about lugging a large device around was another nuisance. The app on my iPhone is simple and allows me to send an update on demand and schedules my regular transmissions. However, I believe there is room for improvement to allow the pacemaker user to review some of the data. I spoke to my my Medtronic rep at my last appointment and he said this is under consideration but there is pushback from the Drs. I understand some of the concern, but I as the patient should be able to see some of the data. I want to know if I have afib in my history. I am very concerned about afib and it would great to know if it is or has happened.

response required

As many others have reported here, the app does not reliably connect to the internet, even though both WiFi and cellular data are functioning normally. I have tried every usual remedy, restarting the phone, reloading the app, as have others. This “bug” renders the app useless. The software people at Medtronic should tackle the problem and notify us when it’s fixed. IOne other issue: it’s reported above that the doctors are resisting the addition of a feature that would allow patients to view their own data. Really? Their opposition is so typical of the patronizing attitude of the medical profession toward us patients. Knowledge is power. Don’t lord over us. Software engineers: Kindly pass on the message.

response required

I have a Medtronics Pacemaker now for 3 weeks. The MCL Heart app has not worked. I have tried everything possible including deleting the app off my devices and the cloud and reinstalling. The error message says that it can’t access the internet. All my other apps work fine and all the required settings for getting the app to work on my device were correct. The Medtronics tech services have not been helpful at all. The app is designed to send readings to the clinic in case there is a malfunction or issue with my heart. So I am basically alone on an island without any means of support. I give it zero stars.

response required

Well I found a bug in it, to recording symptoms to such categories, it does not allow me to use the necessary space as there is a lot of available space but it will not receive any more typing for successive words, probably be more glitches as time passes away as I down loaded the upgrade, well I have the same glitch why do you give so much space to record symptoms and it only allows about 1/8 of the space to record , wish you would fix it, developer would be a welcome, only if I could hope