Use of a Dedicated Remote Control as an Intermediary Device to Communicate with an Implantable Medical Device
First Claim
1. A remote control for communicating with an Implantable Medical Device (IMD), comprising:
- a first user interface and a first antenna, wherein the first user interface is configured to enable a user to transmit a first control instruction for the IMD from the first antenna to the IMD via a first wireless link;
a second antenna configured to receive from an external device a second control instruction for the IMD via a second wireless link; and
a housing with a port on the housing, wherein the first antenna is within the housing, and wherein the second antenna is coupleable to the port,wherein the remote control is configured to translate the second control instruction and to transmit the translated second control instruction from the first antenna to the IMD via the first wireless link.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed in which an external device such as a consumer mobile device (e.g., smart phone) is used as an external controller to bi-directionally communicate with an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) using a dedicated patient remote control (RC) as an intermediary device to translate communications between the two. The dedicated RC contains a graphical user interface allowing for control and monitoring of the IMD even if the mobile device is not present in the system, which is useful as a back-up should the mobile device experience problems. Use of the dedicated RC as an intermediary device broadens the utility of other computing devices to operate as an external controller for an IMD even if the computing device and IMD do not have compliant communication means.
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18 Claims
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1. A remote control for communicating with an Implantable Medical Device (IMD), comprising:
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a first user interface and a first antenna, wherein the first user interface is configured to enable a user to transmit a first control instruction for the IMD from the first antenna to the IMD via a first wireless link; a second antenna configured to receive from an external device a second control instruction for the IMD via a second wireless link; and a housing with a port on the housing, wherein the first antenna is within the housing, and wherein the second antenna is coupleable to the port, wherein the remote control is configured to translate the second control instruction and to transmit the translated second control instruction from the first antenna to the IMD via the first wireless link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
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5-6. -6. (canceled)
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10. A remote control for communicating with an Implantable Medical Device (IMD), comprising:
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a user interface and a first antenna, wherein the user interface is configured to enable a user to communicate data with the IMD via the first antenna in a first format via a first wireless link; a second antenna configured to communicate data with an external device in a second format via a second wireless link; a housing with a port on the housing, wherein the first antenna is within the housing, and wherein the second antenna is coupleable to the port; and control circuitry coupled to the first and second antennas, wherein the control circuitry is configured to translate data received at one of the first or second antenna in the first or second format into the other of the first or second format, and to transmit the translated data from the other of the first or second antenna. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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