TELEMETRY WAND

• US 20120296398A1
• Filed: 05/17/2012
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Aghassian, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/474,046
• Publication Number:
  US 20120296398A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/60
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37211 Means for communicating with stimulators
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37229 Shape or location of the implanted or external antenna

Abstract

A telemetry wand to facilitate communication between a programmer and a neurostimulator device. The telemetry wand comprises an antenna, telemetry circuitry configured for transmitting signals between the programmer and the neurostimulator device via the antenna coil, a threaded screw receptacle configured for receiving a bolt of a conventional camera tripod, and a housing carrying the antenna coil, the telemetry circuitry, and the threaded screw receptacle.

Claims

1. A telemetry wand to facilitate communication between a programmer and a neurostimulator device, comprising:

an antenna;

telemetry circuitry configured for transmitting signals between the programmer and the neurostimulator device via the antenna coil;

a threaded screw receptacle configured for receiving a bolt of a conventional camera tripod; and

a housing carrying the antenna coil, the telemetry circuitry, and the threaded screw receptacle.

2. The telemetry wand of claim 1, further comprising a port configured for receiving a connector of a data cable.

3. The telemetry wand of claim 2, wherein the port is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.

4. The telemetry wand of claim 1, further comprising at least one indicator for indicating a communication status with the neurostimulator.

5. The telemetry wand of claim 4, wherein the at least one indicator comprises one or more of a power on/off indicator, an uplink indicator, a downlink indicator, and a Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) indicator.

6. The telemetry wand of claim 4, wherein the at least one indicator is a visual indicator.

7. The telemetry wand of claim 4, wherein the at least one indicator is an audio indicator.

8. The telemetry wand of claim 1, wherein the antenna comprises a coil.

9. The telemetry wand of claim 1, further comprising the conventional camera tripod.

10. A telemetry wand assembly to facilitate communication between a programmer and a neurostimulator device, comprising:

a telemetry wand; and

a mounting device configured for holding the telemetry wand off of a surface on which the mounting device rests, the mounting device having at least one control for adjusting the orientation of the telemetry wand relative to the neurostimulator device.

11. The telemetry wand assembly of claim 10, wherein the at least one control comprises a control for adjusting a yaw of telemetry wand relative to neurostimulator device.

12. The telemetry wand assembly of claim 10, wherein the at least one control comprises a control for adjusting a pitch of the telemetry wand relative to the neurostimulator device.

13. The telemetry wand assembly of claim 10, wherein the telemetry wand includes a threaded screw receptacle, and the mounting device comprises a bolt that mates with the threaded screw receptacle.

14. The telemetry wand assembly of claim 10, wherein the mount is a conventional camera tripod mount.