REMOTE CONTROL FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
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Abstract
A system and method for modifying the parameters of an implantable medical device includes an implantable medical device that communicates with a remote control device that, in turn, communicates through the browser of a computer or any other device capable of using mark-up language protocol. The computer optionally communicates with other computers and/or devices through a network.
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41 Claims
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21. A system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device; an external computer configured for transmitting a first request for service and a second request for service; and a remote control device configured for communicating with the implantable medical device, the remote control device including a server module configured for communicating with the external computer in accordance with a markup language protocol, the server module configured for sending information to the external computer in response to receiving the first request for service from the external computer, and further configured for sending operational parameters to the implantable medical device in response to receiving the second request for service from the external computer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An external control device, comprising:
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first telemetry circuitry configured for communicating with an implantable medical device; second telemetry circuitry configured for communicating with an external computer; and a software server module configured for communicating with a client program contained in the external computer in accordance with a markup language protocol, the server module configured for sending information to the client program in response to receiving a first request for service from the client program, and sending operational parameters to the implantable medical device in response to receiving a second request for service from the client program. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of operating a system that includes an implantable medical device, a remote control device, and an external computer, the method comprising:
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communicating between the implantable medical device and the remote control device; sending a first request for service from the external computer to a server module of the remote control device in accordance with a markup language protocol; sending information from the server module of the remote control device to the external computer in response to the first request for service in accordance with the markup language protocol, sending a second request for service from the external computer to the server module of the remote control device in accordance with the markup language protocol; and sending operational parameters from the remote control device to the implantable medical device in response to the second request for service. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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