System and Method for the Interrogation of Implantable Medical Devices
First Claim
1. A method of interrogating an implantable medical device, comprising:
- providing a platform-independent interrogator device; and
interrogating an implantable medical device from the platform-independent interrogator device to transfer diagnostic data stored in a memory of the implantable medical device to the interrogator device, such that the interrogation is initiated by the interrogator device without requiring information relating to the memory location or type of diagnostic data stored in the memory of the implantable medical device.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for interrogating an implantable medical device (IMD) using a platform-independent interrogation process with an interrogator device, such that the interrogation is initiated by the interrogator device without requiring information relating to the location of where the diagnostic data is stored in the memory of the IMD and without requiring information related to the type or format of the diagnostic data. By utilizing a platform-independent interrogation process, a generic universal interrogation process can be utilized that can be extended across IMDs and interrogator devices capable of having different platforms. Further, the platform-independent interrogation process allows an interrogation device to interrogate different types of IMDs, and also allows IMDs to be interrogated by different types of interrogator devices, thereby allowing IMDs and interrogator devices to be interchangeably used and easily updated without requiring entire interrogation system reconfigurations.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of interrogating an implantable medical device, comprising:
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providing a platform-independent interrogator device; and interrogating an implantable medical device from the platform-independent interrogator device to transfer diagnostic data stored in a memory of the implantable medical device to the interrogator device, such that the interrogation is initiated by the interrogator device without requiring information relating to the memory location or type of diagnostic data stored in the memory of the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating an implantable medical device in response to an interrogation by an interrogator device, comprising:
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providing an implantable medical device that is platform-independent from an interrogator device; recording diagnostic data in a memory of the implantable medical device; operating the implantable medical device to transfer diagnostic data stored in a memory of the implantable medical device to at least one platform-independent interrogator device in response to an interrogation by the interrogator device; and storing historical interrogation information relating to at least one completed interrogation in the memory of the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A platform-independent interrogator device for interrogating an implantable medical device, comprising:
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a memory; an interrogation module stored in memory; and a processor for executing the interrogation module for interrogating an implantable medical device from the platform-independent interrogator device to transfer diagnostic data stored in a memory of the implantable medical device to the interrogator device, such that the interrogation is initiated by the interrogator device without requiring information relating to the memory location or type of diagnostic data stored in the memory of the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a memory; an interrogation module stored in memory; and a processor for executing the interrogation module for; providing an implantable medical device that is platform-independent from an interrogator device; recording diagnostic data in a memory of the implantable medical device; operating the implantable medical device to transfer diagnostic data stored in a memory of the implantable medical device to at least one platform-independent interrogator device in response to an interrogation by the interrogator device; and storing historical interrogation information relating to at least one completed interrogation in the memory of the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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