Use of a dedicated remote control as an intermediary device to communicate with an implantable medical device
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a remote control for communicating with an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) configured to provide stimulation to a patient'"'"'s tissue, the remote control comprising;
a housing;
communication circuitry within the housing configured to communicate information with the IMD via a first wireless link and to communicate information with an external device via a second wireless link, wherein the first wireless link comprises a magnetic induction link, and wherein the second wireless link comprises a Bluetooth link;
a first user interface including a display screen comprising one or more first selectable options configured to enable a user to transmit a first control instruction for the IMD via the first wireless link to adjust an amplitude of the stimulation that the IMD provides; and
control circuitry coupled to the communication circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to transmit information received via the first or second wireless link from the other of the first or second wireless link,wherein the communication circuitry is configured to receive a second control instruction for the IMD via the second wireless link to adjust the amplitude of the stimulation that the IMD provides, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to transmit the second control instruction to the IMD via the first wireless link.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed in which an external device such as a consumer mobile device (e.g., smart phone) is used as an external controller to bi-directionally communicate with an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) using a dedicated patient remote control (RC) as an intermediary device to translate communications between the two. The dedicated RC contains a graphical user interface allowing for control and monitoring of the IMD even if the mobile device is not present in the system, which is useful as a back-up should the mobile device experience problems. Use of the dedicated RC as an intermediary device broadens the utility of other computing devices to operate as an external controller for an IMD even if the computing device and IMD do not have compliant communication means.
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13 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a remote control for communicating with an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) configured to provide stimulation to a patient'"'"'s tissue, the remote control comprising; a housing; communication circuitry within the housing configured to communicate information with the IMD via a first wireless link and to communicate information with an external device via a second wireless link, wherein the first wireless link comprises a magnetic induction link, and wherein the second wireless link comprises a Bluetooth link; a first user interface including a display screen comprising one or more first selectable options configured to enable a user to transmit a first control instruction for the IMD via the first wireless link to adjust an amplitude of the stimulation that the IMD provides; and control circuitry coupled to the communication circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to transmit information received via the first or second wireless link from the other of the first or second wireless link, wherein the communication circuitry is configured to receive a second control instruction for the IMD via the second wireless link to adjust the amplitude of the stimulation that the IMD provides, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to transmit the second control instruction to the IMD via the first wireless link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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