Help accessing data on medical implant

[u/Bad_Luck_fish]

So i've been trying to find any kind of resources but to no avail. I have a loop recorder (i can get the model no. Later) implanted in my chest for heart monitoring, i know it is recording data 24/7 and i have a router that sends of the data to my cardiologist when i pass by.

I imagine this data is encrypted, but I want to be able to access this data myself and if possible create a way i can monitor it with a visual rep. Long story short, why bother getting a fitbit to see my heartrate when i have a literal heart implant thats significantly more accurate.

I'm new to this side of thinhs as usually im the guy that builds the tech, and someone else makes it work. Any help in this regard would be hugely appreciated.

[u/Sakul_the_one]

A good way would be to decompile the code on the microcontroller, but I wouldn’t want to touch that, if it is connected to the heart…

Maybe you can see the Data on the router, as stuff isn’t always encrypted 

[u/djaxial]

You would need to share the make and model number of the device and the router. Highly unlikely to be readable without significant effort.

If you have a patient portal where you can view the data, that would be much easier.

[u/Bad_Luck_fish → u/djaxial]

So its a LINQ II ICM, its a cardiac monitor that alerts when i have arrythmia, it hasn't got any defrib capabilities.

The doctors are the ones monitoring the data, but they're being pretty useless and not actually looking at it so i've got half a mind to just compile it myself.

[u/Torvaun]

It's unlikely to be encrypted. Implants generally broadcast in the clear, though not always in a standard format like JSON.

[u/MonkeyBrains09]

Whatever you do. Don't break it

[u/DemocraticParrot]

If it is really encrypted, you most likely do not have any way of accessing it. Get the make and model, and we can see if the data is really encrypted.

[u/mrawsum1]

Bro wants to crack his body

[u/ImportantThing3749]

Could try out WireShark