Apparatus and method for remote troubleshooting, maintenance and upgrade of implantable device systems
First Claim
1. A bidirectional communications system integrated with a remote web-based expert data center wherein a medical programmer for an implantable medical device is plinked to the web-based expert center via the bidirectional communications system, the web-based expert data center in combination with the programmer comprising:
- the remote web-based expert data center including high-speed computer resources;
the bidirectional communications system being in operable data communications with resources at the remote web-based expert data center; and
the programmer being in executable bidirectional data communications with the web-based expert data center wherein component/sub-component operations and data management of the programmer are monitored, evaluated and modified via commands executed on a remote basis by the high speed computer resources at the web-based expert data center.
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Abstract
A programmer operating in association with a diverse number of implantable medical devices (IMDs) is in a bi-directional operable data, voice and video communications with a remote web-based expert data center. The programmer is in telemetric wireless communications with the IMDs. The data center is equipped to manage the operational and functional aspects of the programmer remotely thus importing expertise to the patient environment. Specifically the communications scheme is scalable and adaptable to enable high-speed interactions between the programmer and the remote center across various communications media. The remote center is able to remotely assess, monitor, evaluate for failure or conduct other performance checks on the programmer to implement a remote solution to those problems. Specifically, by utilizing the robust communication scheme integrated with the remote web-based expert data center, the system enables a real-time deployment of executable software commands to manage the programmer by remotely monitoring, updating software, performing remote repairs or replacement of components and alerting operators to significant problems before they become critical to the optimal performance and reliability of the programmer.
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20 Claims
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1. A bidirectional communications system integrated with a remote web-based expert data center wherein a medical programmer for an implantable medical device is plinked to the web-based expert center via the bidirectional communications system, the web-based expert data center in combination with the programmer comprising:
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the remote web-based expert data center including high-speed computer resources;
the bidirectional communications system being in operable data communications with resources at the remote web-based expert data center; and
the programmer being in executable bidirectional data communications with the web-based expert data center wherein component/sub-component operations and data management of the programmer are monitored, evaluated and modified via commands executed on a remote basis by the high speed computer resources at the web-based expert data center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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14. A wireless communications system wherein a web-based data center located in a remote information station is in wireless communications with a programmer or webtop unit wherein various clinical data and therapy are delivered through portals which are uploaded into at least one implantable medical device via the programmer or webtop unit, the programmer being disposed external to but within a telemetry range of the implanted medical device, the wireless communications system in combination with the programmer comprising:
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The web-based data center utilizing Telnet protocol to provide bi-directional communications with the programmer;
the programmer having direct bi-directional communications with the at least one implantable medical devices; and
the at least one implantable medical device having telemetric wireless communications with the programmer.
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