System And Method For Securely Exchanging Sensitive Information With An Implantable Medical Device
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1. A system for securely exchanging sensitive information with an implantable medical device, comprising:
- a crypto key stored on an implantable medical device; and
a programmer configured to retrieve the crypto key from the implantable medical device via a secure short range interface, to encrypt sensitive information using the crypto key as sensitive data; and
to store the encrypted data on the implantable medical device.
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Abstract
A system and method for securely exchanging sensitive information with an implantable medical device is presented. A crypto key stored on an implantable medical device is retrieved by a programmer via a secure short range interface. Sensitive information is encrypted as sensitive data using the crypto key. The encrypted data is stored on the implantable medical device.
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1. A system for securely exchanging sensitive information with an implantable medical device, comprising:
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a crypto key stored on an implantable medical device; and a programmer configured to retrieve the crypto key from the implantable medical device via a secure short range interface, to encrypt sensitive information using the crypto key as sensitive data; and
to store the encrypted data on the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for securely exchanging sensitive information with an implantable medical device, comprising:
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retrieving by a programmer, a crypto key stored on an implantable medical device via a secure short range interface; encrypting sensitive information using the crypto key as encrypted data; and storing the encrypted data on the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An implantable medical device for securely providing sensitive information, comprising:
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a delivery module configured to transmit a crypto key to a programmer via a secure connection; a receiver configured to receive sensitive information encrypted on the programmer using the crypto key; a memory configured to store the encrypted sensitive information; and a communication interface configured to provide access to the stored sensitive information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for securely providing sensitive information, comprising:
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transmitting a crypto key from an implantable medical device to a programmer via a secure connection; receiving sensitive information encrypted on the programmer using the crypto key; storing the encrypted sensitive information on the implantable medical device; and providing access to the stored sensitive information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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