SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THE LONGEVITY OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE BATTERY
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1. A method for managing battery longevity of an implantable medical device (“
- IMD”
), comprising;
calculating an elapsed battery longevity value for an IMD battery;
calculating a remaining battery longevity value for the IMD battery;
calculating a total IMD battery longevity value from the elapsed battery longevity value and the remaining battery longevity value;
determining whether the total IMD battery longevity is sub-optimal;
displaying at least one IMD parameter that affects the total IMD battery longevity; and
adjusting the at least one IMD parameter to improve the remaining IMD battery longevity.
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Abstract
A method for managing battery longevity of an implantable medical device (“IMD”) battery includes calculating a total IMD battery longevity value for an IMD and determining whether the total IMD battery longevity is below an optimal battery longevity value. At least one IMD parameter to be modified to improve the total IMD battery longevity value is automatically identified. The at least one automatically identified IMD parameter is adjusted to improve the total IMD battery longevity. Additionally, the improved total IMD battery longevity is displayed.
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1. A method for managing battery longevity of an implantable medical device (“
- IMD”
), comprising;
calculating an elapsed battery longevity value for an IMD battery;
calculating a remaining battery longevity value for the IMD battery;
calculating a total IMD battery longevity value from the elapsed battery longevity value and the remaining battery longevity value;
determining whether the total IMD battery longevity is sub-optimal;
displaying at least one IMD parameter that affects the total IMD battery longevity; and
adjusting the at least one IMD parameter to improve the remaining IMD battery longevity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing battery longevity of an implantable medical device (“
- IMD”
) battery, the method comprising;
calculating a total IMD battery longevity value for an IMD;
determining whether the total IMD battery longevity is below an optimal battery longevity value;
automatically identifying at least one IMD parameter to be modified to improve the total IMD battery longevity value;
adjusting the at least one automatically identified IMD parameter to improve the total IMD battery longevity; and
displaying the improved total IMD battery longevity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for managing battery longevity of an implantable medical device (“
- IMD”
) battery associated with an IMD, the method comprising;
calculating a total IMD battery longevity value using an external programming device programmed to communicate with the IMD, wherein the external programming device calculates an elapsed battery longevity value for the IMD battery, calculates a remaining battery longevity value for the IMD battery, and uses the elapsed battery longevity value and the remaining battery longevity to calculate the total IMD battery longevity value;
determining whether the total IMD battery longevity value is sub-optimal; and
identifying for modification at least one IMD parameter contributing to sub-optimal IMD battery longevity using the external programming device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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