Secure remote access for an implantable medical device
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1. An implantable device comprising:
- a processor;
an electrical circuit coupled to the processor;
a transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device; and
a memory accessible to the processor and having instructions stored thereon for implementing a plurality of communication session modes, each communication session mode associated with a user-entered access code and wherein a first mode is associated with a first set of device assets and a second mode is associated with a second set of device assets and wherein the first set and second set are different.
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Abstract
This document discloses, among other things, a telemetry system that controls access to assets of an implantable device as a function of the manner of initiating the communication session or an access code. A tiered hierarchy of assets are associated with corresponding levels of access. A tiered array of security mechanisms are associated with the hierarchy of assets.
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1. An implantable device comprising:
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a processor;
an electrical circuit coupled to the processor;
a transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device; and
a memory accessible to the processor and having instructions stored thereon for implementing a plurality of communication session modes, each communication session mode associated with a user-entered access code and wherein a first mode is associated with a first set of device assets and a second mode is associated with a second set of device assets and wherein the first set and second set are different. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An external device comprising:
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a processor;
a user interface coupled to the processor;
a transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to wirelessly communicate with an implantable device; and
a memory accessible to the processor and having instructions stored thereon for requesting initiation of a communication session and communicating data with the implantable device at a selected access level of a plurality of access levels compatible with the implantable device, wherein the user interface is configured to receive a user entered access code corresponding to a requested access level. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving, at an implantable device, a request to establish a communication session with an external device, the request including a user-entered access code;
selecting a first level of access from a plurality of access levels as a function of the access code;
permitting access to a first selected set of assets of a plurality of assets of the implantable device based on the level of access; and
preventing access to a prohibited set of assets of the plurality of assets of the implantable device based on the level of access. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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