IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SELECTIVELY CONFIGURABLE EXPOSURE OPERATING MODE PROGRAMMING OPTIONS

• US 20110093046A1
• Filed: 10/19/2009
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Ellingson, Michael L., Yoon, Hyun J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,165,691 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/60
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3718 Monitoring of or protection against external electromagnetic fields or currents
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37247 User interfaces, e.g. input or presentation means
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 33/283 Intercom or optical viewing arrangements, structurally associated with NMR apparatus

Abstract

An IMD is selectively configurable to support a plurality of programming options for enabling and disabling an exposure operating mode of the device. In one example, the IMD may support at least two of a manual exposure mode programming option in which the exposure operating mode is manually enabled and manually disabled, an automatic exposure mode programming option in which the exposure operating mode is automatically enabled and automatically disabled, or a semi-automatic exposure mode programming option in which the exposure operating mode is either automatically enabled and manually disabled or manually enabled and automatically disabled. In this manner, the IMD may support more than one way for enabling and disabling the exposure operating mode to provide flexibility in the clinical workflows associated with programming the IMD into an exposure operating mode for a medical procedure, such as an MRI scan.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a user interface that includes an output mechanism and an input mechanism;

a processor to present, via the output mechanism of the user interface, a user with a plurality of exposure mode programming options supported by an implantable medical device for enabling and disabling an exposure operating mode of the implantable medical device and receive, via the input mechanism of the user interface, input from the user to select one of the plurality of exposure mode programming options; and

a transmitter to send a communication to the implantable medical device that identifies the selected one of the plurality of exposure mode programming options.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein

the processor presents one or more configurable settings of the selected exposure mode programming option to the user via the output mechanism of the user interface and receives input from the user to configure at least a portion of the one or more configurable settings via the input mechanism of the user interface;

and

the transmitter sends the configured settings of the selected exposure mode programming option to the implantable medical device.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the output mechanism comprises an electronic display and the processor presents the plurality of exposure mode programming options supported by the implantable medical device via a graphical user interface on the electronic display.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising a receiver to receive a communication from the implantable medical device that indicates the plurality of exposure mode programming options supported by the implantable medical device.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of exposure mode programming options include at least two of:

a manual exposure mode programming option in which the exposure operating mode is manually enabled and manually disabled,

an automatic exposure mode programming option in which the exposure operating mode is automatically enabled and automatically disabled,

a semi-automatic exposure mode programming option in which the exposure operating mode is automatically enabled and manually disabled, and

a semi-automatic exposure mode programming option in which the exposure operating mode is manually enabled and automatically disabled.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the transmitter sends a second communication to the implantable medical device to enable the exposure operating mode in accordance with the selected exposure mode programming option.

7. A method comprising:

presenting, via an output mechanism, a plurality of exposure mode programming options supported by an implantable medical device for enabling and disabling an exposure operating mode of the implantable medical device;

receiving, via an input mechanism, an input from the user to select one of the plurality of exposure mode programming options; and

transmitting a communication to the implantable medical device that identifies the selected one of the plurality of exposure mode programming options.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

presenting, via the output mechanism, one or more configurable settings of the selected exposure mode programming option;

receiving, via the input mechanism, an input from the user to configure at least a portion of the one or more configurable settings of the selected exposure mode programming options; and

transmitting the configured settings of the selected exposure mode programming option to the implantable medical device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein presenting the plurality of exposure mode programming options supported by the implantable medical device comprises presenting the plurality of exposure mode programming options via a graphical user interface on an electronic display.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving a communication from the implantable medical device that indicates the plurality of exposure mode programming options supported by the implantable medical device.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of exposure mode programming options include at least two of:

a manual exposure mode programming option in which the exposure operating mode is manually enabled and manually disabled,

an automatic exposure mode programming option in which the exposure operating mode is automatically enabled and automatically disabled,

a semi-automatic exposure mode programming option in which the exposure operating mode is automatically enabled and manually disabled, and

a semi-automatic exposure mode programming option in which the exposure operating mode is manually enabled and automatically disabled.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising sending a second communication to the implantable medical device to enable the exposure operating mode in accordance with the selected exposure mode programming option.

13. A device comprising:

means for presenting a plurality of exposure mode programming options supported by an implantable medical device for enabling and disabling an exposure operating mode of the implantable medical device;

means for receiving input from the user to select one of the plurality of exposure mode programming options; and

means for transmitting a communication to the implantable medical device that identifies the selected one of the plurality of exposure mode programming options.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein

the means for presenting presents one or more configurable settings of the selected exposure mode programming option;

the means for receiving input receives input from the user to configure at least a portion of the one or more configurable settings of the selected exposure mode programming options; and

the means for transmitting the configured settings of the selected exposure mode programming option to the implantable medical device.

15. The device of claim 13, further comprising means for receiving a communication from the implantable medical device that indicates the plurality of exposure mode programming options supported by the implantable medical device.

16. The device of claim 13, wherein the means for transmitting sends a second communication to the implantable medical device to enable the exposure operating mode in accordance with the selected exposure mode programming option.