User interface for external charger for implantable medical device
First Claim
1. An implantable medical device system, comprising:
- an implantable medical device for providing a therapeutic output to a patient;
an external patient control unit which can be operatively coupled via telemetry with said implantable medical device allowing said patient to control said therapeutic output of said implantable medical device; and
an external energy transfer unit which can be operatively coupled to said implantable medical device to transcutaneously transfer energy to said implantable medical device;
said external patient control unit having a user interface operable by said patient having patient controls and display icons indicative of a status of operation of said patient control unit;
said energy transfer unit having a user interface operable by said patient having patient controls and display icons indicative of a status of operation of said energy transfer unit;
at least some of said patient controls and said display icons of said energy transfer unit being common with at least some of said patient controls and said display icons of said patient control unit.
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Abstract
User interface for external power source, recharger, for an implantable medical device. At least some of patient controls and display icons of an energy transfer unit are common with at least some of the patient controls and the display icons of a patient control unit. An energy transfer unit is operable by the patient with less than three operative controls to control energy transfer from the external energy transfer unit to the implantable medical device. An external antenna having a primary coil can inductively transfer energy to a secondary coil of the implantable medical device when the external antenna is externally placed in proximity of the secondary coil. An energy transfer unit has an external telemetry coil allowing the energy transfer unit to communicate with the implantable medical device through the internal telemetry coil in order to at least partially control the therapeutic output of the implantable medical device.
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51 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device for providing a therapeutic output to a patient;
an external patient control unit which can be operatively coupled via telemetry with said implantable medical device allowing said patient to control said therapeutic output of said implantable medical device; and
an external energy transfer unit which can be operatively coupled to said implantable medical device to transcutaneously transfer energy to said implantable medical device;
said external patient control unit having a user interface operable by said patient having patient controls and display icons indicative of a status of operation of said patient control unit;
said energy transfer unit having a user interface operable by said patient having patient controls and display icons indicative of a status of operation of said energy transfer unit;
at least some of said patient controls and said display icons of said energy transfer unit being common with at least some of said patient controls and said display icons of said patient control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An external energy transfer unit adapted to transcutaneously transfer energy to an implantable medical device for providing a therapeutic output to a patient, said implantable medical device capable of communication with an external patient control unit allowing said patient to control said therapeutic output of said implantable medical device, said external patient control unit having a user interface operable by said patient having patient controls and display icons indicative of a status of operation of said patient control unit, comprising:
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a user interface operable by said patient having patient controls and display icons indicative of a status of operation of said energy transfer unit;
at least some of said patient controls and said display icons of said energy transfer unit being common with at least some of said patient controls and said display icons of said patient control unit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing therapeutic output to a patient using an implantable medical device, comprising the steps of:
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operatively coupling via telemetry an external patient control unit with said implantable medical device allowing said patient to control said therapeutic output of said implantable medical device; and
operatively coupling an external energy transfer unit to said implantable medical device to transcutaneously transfer energy to said implantable medical device;
said external patient control unit having a user interface operable by said patient having patient controls and display icons indicative of a status of operation of said patient control unit;
said energy transfer unit having a user interface operable by said patient having patient controls and display icons indicative of a status of operation of said energy transfer unit;
at least some of said patient controls and said display icons of said energy transfer unit being common with at least some of said patient controls and said display icons of said patient control unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An implantable medical device system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device for providing a therapeutic output to a patient; and
an external energy transfer unit which can be operatively coupled to transcutaneously transfer energy to said implantable medical device;
said energy transfer unit being operable by said patient with less than three operative controls to control energy transfer from said external energy transfer unit to said implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An external energy transfer unit adapted to transcutaneously transfer energy to an implantable medical device for providing a therapeutic output to a patient, comprising:
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energy transfer circuitry to transcutaneously transfer energy to said implantable medical device; and
less than three operative controls to control energy transfer from said external energy transfer unit to said implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for providing a therapeutic output to a patient with an implantable medical device, comprising the steps of:
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operatively coupling an external energy transfer unit with said implantable medical device to transcutaneously transfer energy to said implantable medical device; and
controlling said energy transfer unit with less than three operative controls to control energy transfer from said external energy transfer unit to said implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An implantable medical device system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device for providing a therapeutic output to a patient, said implantable medical device capable of receiving inductively coupled energy with a secondary coil and being capable of being transcutaneously controlled using an internal telemetry coil; and
an external antenna having a primary coil adapted to inductively transfer energy to said secondary coil of said implantable medical device when said external antenna is externally placed in proximity of said secondary coil;
an external energy transfer unit adapted to be operatively coupled by a cord to said external antenna driving said primary coil to inductively transfer energy to said implantable medical device;
said energy transfer unit having an external telemetry coil allowing said energy transfer unit to communicate with said implantable medical device through said internal telemetry coil in order to at least partially control said therapeutic output of said implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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44. An external energy transfer system adapted to transcutaneously transfer energy to an implantable medical device for providing a therapeutic output to a patient, said implantable medical device capable of receiving inductively coupled energy with a secondary coil and being capable of being transcutaneously controlled using an internal telemetry coil, comprising:
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an external antenna having a primary coil adapted to inductively transfer energy to said secondary coil of said implantable medical device when said external antenna is externally placed in proximity of said secondary coil; and
an external energy transfer unit adapted to be operatively coupled by a cord to said external antenna driving said primary coil to inductively transfer energy to said implantable medical device;
said energy transfer unit having an external telemetry coil allowing said energy transfer unit to communicate with said implantable medical device through said internal telemetry coil in order to at least partially control said therapeutic output of said implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of controlling an implantable medical device for providing a therapeutic output, said implantable medical device capable of receiving inductively coupled energy with a secondary coil and being capable of being transcutaneously controlled using an internal telemetry coil, comprising the steps of:
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inductively transferring energy to said secondary coil with an external antenna having a primary coil when said external antenna is externally placed in proximity of said secondary coil;
driving said primary coil with an external energy transfer unit operatively coupled by a cord to said external antenna to inductively transfer energy to said implantable medical device; and
communicating with an external telemetry coil in said energy transfer unit with said implantable medical device through said internal telemetry coil in order to at least partially control said therapeutic output of said implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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