Adaptive software configuration for a medical device
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1. A method of configuring a medical device, the method comprising:
- updating a regulatory approval status stored in at least one of the medical device or a second device operable to communicate with the medical device, the regulatory approval status corresponding to at least one function performable by the medical device; and
enabling or disabling the at least one function in the medical device based on the regulatory approval status.
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Abstract
This document describes, among other things, a method of operating a medical device comprising updating a regulatory approval status stored in at least one of the medical device or a second device operable to communicate with the medical device, and enabling or disabling the at least one function in the medical device based on the regulatory approval status. The regulatory approval status corresponds to at least one function performable by the medical device.
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1. A method of configuring a medical device, the method comprising:
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updating a regulatory approval status stored in at least one of the medical device or a second device operable to communicate with the medical device, the regulatory approval status corresponding to at least one function performable by the medical device; and
enabling or disabling the at least one function in the medical device based on the regulatory approval status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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an implantable medical device (IMD) including;
a communication circuit;
a memory circuit; and
a controller circuit coupled to the at least one memory circuit and communication circuit, the memory circuit storing instruction code executable by the controller circuit to perform at least one function and to enable or disable the at least one function; and
a second device including;
a communication circuit;
a memory circuit; and
a controller circuit coupled to the at least one memory circuit and the communication circuit, the controller circuit executing instructions to communicate with the IMD;
wherein at least one of the memory circuits of the IMD and the second device stores a status identifier corresponding to a regulatory approval status of the at least one function, the status identifier used to enable or disable the at least one function. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of adjusting whether a function of a first medical device is active, the method comprising:
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storing regulatory approval information in a second device operable to communicate with the first device, the approval information including regulatory approval by geographic location;
storing in the first device geographic location information associated with the first device, and storing in the second device geographic location information associated with the second device;
using approval status identifiers to enable or disable at least one function of the first device, wherein a first status identifier value is stored in the first device to represent a first regulatory approval status of the function, and wherein a second status identifier value is stored in the second device to represent a second regulatory approval status of the function; and
updating the first and second status identifiers according to at least one rule, wherein the at least one rule is applied to stored information including the stored geographical information and the status identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A system comprising:
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a first external device including;
at least one memory circuit; and
a controller circuit coupled to the at least one memory circuit, the memory circuit storing instruction code executable by the controller circuit to perform at least one function and storing a corresponding status identifier used to enable or disable the function in accordance with a regulatory approval status of the function;
a communication circuit coupled to the controller circuit; and
a second external device operable to communicate the regulatory approval status to the first device, the second device including;
a communication circuit to allow communication with the first device;
a memory circuit to store information about one or more functions performable by the first device along with one or more corresponding current status identifiers indicative of a most current regulatory approval status of the corresponding function; and
a controller circuit, coupled to the communication circuit and the memory circuit, the controller circuit executing instructions to communicate the most current regulatory approval status to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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