System and method for remote programming of a medical device
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1. A system for remotely programming a medical device comprising:
- a medical device, the medical device operating on a patient in accordance with one or more settings;
a first computer, the first computer comprising a first communications interface;
an emulator, the emulator being coupled to the first computer and comprising a second communications interface for communicating with the medical device; and
a second computer, the second computer comprising a third communications interface for communicating with the first computer via the first communications interface, wherein the second computer can access the one or more settings of the medical device.
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Abstract
A system and method allows a physician to remotely change the settings of a medical device that is implanted in a patient who is physically separated from the patient. The physician uses a computer to remotely access the patient'"'"'s computer and programs new settings for the medical device that is conveyed to an emulator which in turn conveys the settings to the medical device. Patients who have neurostimulators implanted in them are particularly suited to receive the benefits of the present invention.
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32 Claims
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1. A system for remotely programming a medical device comprising:
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a medical device, the medical device operating on a patient in accordance with one or more settings;
a first computer, the first computer comprising a first communications interface;
an emulator, the emulator being coupled to the first computer and comprising a second communications interface for communicating with the medical device; and
a second computer, the second computer comprising a third communications interface for communicating with the first computer via the first communications interface, wherein the second computer can access the one or more settings of the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of remotely programming a medical device comprising the steps of:
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remotely accessing a first computer located proximate a patient by a medical practitioner using a second computer in electronic communication with the first computer;
inputting a change in one or more settings of a medical device implanted in the patient into the second computer;
communicating the change in the one or more settings from the first computer to an emulator connected to the first computer;
transmitting the change in the one or more settings from the emulator to the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for remotely programming a medical device comprising:
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a first computer, the first computer comprising a first communications interface;
an emulator coupled to the first computer and comprising a second communications interface for communicating with a medical device; and
a second computer, the second computer comprising a third communications interface for communicating with the first computer via the first communications interface, wherein the second computer can access one or more settings of the medical device through the emulator. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A system for remotely programming a medical device comprising:
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a transceiver component; and
a control component coupled to the transceiver component;
wherein the transceiver component converts control signals from the control component into a programming signal compatible with a medical device, the programming signal generated as a function of input to the control component from a first computer executing a computer executable code, the computer executable code processing an instruction to change at least one setting of the medical device, the instruction received from a second computer physically remote from the first computer; and
generating the control signal for the medical device, the control signal being transmitted to the control component. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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