RECORDABLE MACROS FOR PACEMAKER FOLLOW-UP

• US 20060287692A1
• Filed: 08/25/2006
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers Incorporated (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers Incorporated (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Hall, Jeffrey A., Kay, G. Neal
• Granted Patent: US 8,280,518 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/59
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37211 Means for communicating with stimulators
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37254 Pacemaker or defibrillator security, e.g. to prevent or inhibit programming alterations by hackers or unauthorised individuals

Abstract

A device and method for programming an implantable pulse generator. In one embodiment, commands are entered designating implantable pulse generator programming variables into programmer memory. At least some of the commands are transformed into an executable macro. The macro is stored in the programmer memory. The macro is executed to transmit the programming variables to the implantable pulse generator.

Claims

1. A method of programming an implantable pulse generator, the method comprising:

receiving data identifying the implantable pulse generator by an external programming device;

loading a script file previously stored according to the identifying data into memory of the programming device;

executing the script file to pre-load programming variables into the memory of a programming device; and

selectively transmitting the programming variables via telemetry from the programming device to the implantable pulse generator for storage in memory of the implantable pulse generator.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein loading a script file includes loading at least one previously stored script file corresponding to the data identifying the implantable pulse generator.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein loading a script file includes loading at least one previously stored script file corresponding to a model type of the implantable pulse generator.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein loading a script file includes loading at least one previously stored script file corresponding to a cardiac disorder of a patient.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein loading a script file includes loading a script file particularized to programmable features of the implantable pulse generator.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein loading a script file includes loading a script file corresponding to a physician'"'"'s preferences for pulse generator programming variables.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein loading a script file includes loading a script file corresponding to preferences of a physician for an implantable pulse generator model.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein loading a script file includes loading a script file corresponding to preferences of a physician for a cardiac disorder.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein loading a script file includes loading a script file corresponding to one of a plurality of tests to be performed.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein loading a script file includes loading a script file containing a plurality of tests ordered according to a physician'"'"'s preference.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further includes extracting the order of the plurality of tests and the test results from the programmer for insertion into a post-session follow-up communication.

12. A computer readable media including instructions for performing the method comprising:

receiving data identifying the implantable pulse generator by an external programming device;

loading a script file previously stored according to the identifying data into memory of the programming device;

executing the script file to pre-load programming variables into the memory of a programming device; and

selectively transmitting the programming variables via telemetry from the programming device to the implantable pulse generator for storage in memory of the implantable pulse generator.

13. A programmer for programming an implantable pulse generator comprising:

a programmer memory to store a plurality of script files, each script file containing a sequence of executable commands to program an implantable pulse generator;

data receiving means to receive data identifying an implantable pulse generator to be programmed;

a display adapted to display a menu of stored script files associated with the implantable pulse generator;

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor adapted to automatically re-enter programming variables of the implantable pulse generator during a subsequent programming session by executing the script file; and

a communication module coupled to the processor to transmit the programming variables to the pulse generator when the processor executes a script file.

14. The programmer of claim 13, wherein the display is adapted to display the script files according to an implantable pulse generator model.

15. The programmer of claim 13, wherein the display is adapted to display the script files available for the cardiac disorder treatable with the implantable pulse generator.

16. The programmer of claim 13, wherein the display is adapted to display the script files available for different cardiac disorders that require specific device programming of the implantable pulse generator.

17. The programmer of claim 13, wherein the display is adapted to display the script files according to the programming preferences of a physician.

18. The programmer of claim 13, wherein the display is adapted to display the script files according to a physician'"'"'s programming preferences for the model of the implantable pulse generator.

19. The programmer of claim 13, wherein the display is adapted to display the script files according to a physician'"'"'s programming preferences for a set of tests to execute based on a cardiac disorder.

20. The programmer of claim 13, wherein the display is adapted to display the script file that are particularized to programmable features of the implantable pulse generator.