MEDICAL IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR SECURE IMPLANT COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. an implantable medical device including:
- a. a telemetry unit configured to wirelessly receive data signals and control commands, andb. a control unit;
(1) connected to the telemetry unit, and(2) including a comparator unit configured to;
(a) compare data signals received via the telemetry unit over a period with data signals generated in or detected by the implantable medical device over the same period, and(b) generate a release signal if the data signals received via the telemetry unit over the period represent one or more features that are similar, according to a defined similarity measure, to one or more features represented by the data signals generated in or detected by the implantable medical device over the same period,wherein the control unit is configured to;
i. execute control commands received via the telemetry unit, and/orii. receive control commands via the telemetry unit,in response to the release signal.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device includes a telemetry unit wirelessly receiving data signals and control commands; a control unit connected to the telemetry unit; and a comparator unit which compares data signals received via the telemetry unit with data signals generated in or detected by the implantable medical device. Each of the data signals represents specific features, e.g., patient characteristics. The comparator unit generates a release signal if data signals received via the telemetry unit represent one or more features that are similar, according to a specified similarity measure, to one or more features represented by data signals generated in or detected by the implantable medical device. The control unit executes control commands received via the telemetry unit, or receives control commands via the telemetry unit, in response to such a release signal (or, in the absence of the release signal, does not execute or receive control commands).
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21 Claims
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1. an implantable medical device including:
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a. a telemetry unit configured to wirelessly receive data signals and control commands, and b. a control unit; (1) connected to the telemetry unit, and (2) including a comparator unit configured to; (a) compare data signals received via the telemetry unit over a period with data signals generated in or detected by the implantable medical device over the same period, and (b) generate a release signal if the data signals received via the telemetry unit over the period represent one or more features that are similar, according to a defined similarity measure, to one or more features represented by the data signals generated in or detected by the implantable medical device over the same period, wherein the control unit is configured to; i. execute control commands received via the telemetry unit, and/or ii. receive control commands via the telemetry unit, in response to the release signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An external device including:
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a. a telemetry interface configured to wirelessly transmit data signals and control commands to an implantable medical device; b. a detection unit configured to; (1) detect a set of features from a patient over a period, wherein the set is patient-specific or is generated by an implantable medical device, and (2) transmit data signals that represent the set of features detected over the period via the telemetry interface to the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for initiating secure data communication between an implantable medical device and an external device, the method including the steps of:
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a. obtaining a set of features using an implantable medical device, the set of features representing characteristics of a patient during a time period; b. obtaining a set of features using an external device, the set of features representing characteristics of a patient over the same time period; c. transmitting the data signals representing the set of features detected by the external device to the implantable medical device; d. comparing the set of features obtained by the implantable medical device with the set of features represented by the data signals transmitted to the implantable medical device by the external device; and e. permitting; (1) further data transmission to the implantable medical device, or (2) the execution of control commands that were transmitted by the external device to the implantable medical device, depending on the result of the comparison.
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