Programming system for medical devices, a server for such a system and a method for managing the system
First Claim
1. A programming system for an implantable medical device, said system including a programmer (20) with a transceiver (25) for communicating with implanted medical devices (10) and a memory (22), characterised in that said programmer further comprises a network connection (26) for establishing communication with a remote server (30) through a network (40) and a first machine readable code module (221) arranged to interrogate an implanted device (10) via said transceiver to obtain identifying information associated with said implanted device, transmit said device identifying information and programmer identifying information to said remote server, receive from said server operating software for execution by said programmer for programming said implanted medical device and install said operating software in said programmer.
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Abstract
In a system for managing the programming of an implantable medical device, a programmer communicates with the implantable medical device via a transceiver, and also communicates with a remote server via a network. The programmer includes a machine-readable code module that interrogates the implanted device to obtain identifying information associated with the implanted device, and the programmer transmits this identifying information, as well as programmer identifying information, to the remote server via the network. Based on this identifying information, the remote server selects an operating program for the programmer and/or the implanted device, and transmits the operating program to the programmer for appropriate installation.
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1. A programming system for an implantable medical device, said system including a programmer (20) with a transceiver (25) for communicating with implanted medical devices (10) and a memory (22), characterised in that said programmer further comprises a network connection (26) for establishing communication with a remote server (30) through a network (40) and
a first machine readable code module (221) arranged to interrogate an implanted device (10) via said transceiver to obtain identifying information associated with said implanted device, transmit said device identifying information and programmer identifying information to said remote server, receive from said server operating software for execution by said programmer for programming said implanted medical device and install said operating software in said programmer.
- 6. A server for communicating with programmers (20) of implantable medical devices (10) through a network (40), characterised in that said server (30) includes storage means (31, 32) for storing identifying information associated with implantable medical devices, programmers and software modules for operation of said medical devices and programmers, said server further being arranged to process software requests from a programmer (20), and download to said programmer software modules for installation on said programmer (20)
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8. A method of managing a system for programming an implantable medical device including an implantable medical device (10), a programmer (20) adapted to communicate with said implantable medical device and a remote server (30), wherein said programmer is adapted to communicate with said remote server through a network (40) said method including the steps of:
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interrogating said medical device using said programmer to obtain device identifying information, transmitting said device identifying information and information identifying said programmer to said server, downloading operating software to said programmer for installation on said programmer on the basis of said identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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