IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE PROGRAMMING APPARATUS HAVING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an external programmer configured to interface with an implantable medical device, the programmer comprising;
a communication module configured to communicate with the implantable medical device; and
a graphical user interface configured to communicate information to a user, the graphical user interface configured to display over time;
one or more patient clinical or therapeutic events; and
one or more user-editable notes entered into the graphical user interface, wherein each of the one or more user-editable notes is associated with a particular time along with a listing of one or more implantable medical device parameters in effect at that particular time.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a configurable programmer for an implantable cardiovascular medical device are disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises a graphical user interface to visualize programming processes to alert a clinician to potential problems with the patient'"'"'s condition or the therapy provided by the device, or the device itself. The programmer is further adapted to minimize the risk of programming potentially dangerous changes to the implantable device'"'"'s parameter settings by requiring the clinician to first review new value changes before initiating the programming step. The programmer also allows the clinician to view how a change to one or more parameter settings affect other settings before the implantable device is programmed or re-programmed.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
an external programmer configured to interface with an implantable medical device, the programmer comprising; a communication module configured to communicate with the implantable medical device; and a graphical user interface configured to communicate information to a user, the graphical user interface configured to display over time; one or more patient clinical or therapeutic events; and one or more user-editable notes entered into the graphical user interface, wherein each of the one or more user-editable notes is associated with a particular time along with a listing of one or more implantable medical device parameters in effect at that particular time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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communicating, using a communication module, with an implantable medical device; displaying on a graphical user interface one or more patient clinical or therapeutic events over time; and displaying on the graphical user interface one or more user-editable notes entered into the graphical user interface, wherein each of the one or more user-editable notes is associated with a particular time along with a listing of one or more implantable medical device parameters in effect at that particular time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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means for communicating with an implantable medical device; means for displaying one or more patient clinical or therapeutic events over time and one or more user-editable notes entered into the graphical user interface, wherein each of the one or more user-editable notes is associated with a particular time along with a listing of one or more implantable medical device parameters in effect at that particular time. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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