TOUCH SCREEN SAFETY CONTROLS FOR CLINICIAN PROGRAMMER
First Claim
1. A medical system, comprising:
- an implantable medical device configurable to deliver a medical therapy to a patient, the medical therapy including a plurality of configurable therapy parameters; and
an electronic programmer communicatively coupled to the medical device, wherein the electronic programmer is programmable to configure the therapy parameters of the medical therapy, and wherein the electronic programmer includes a touch-sensitive user interface configured to perform the following actions;
displaying one or more virtual objects that represent initiating and terminating a delivery of the medical therapy to the patient;
sensing, from a user, an actuation of the one or more virtual objects;
terminating the delivery of the medical therapy immediately if the actuation of the one or more virtual objects corresponds to terminating the delivery of the medical therapy;
initiating the delivery of the medical therapy in a delayed manner if the actuation of the one or more virtual objects corresponds to starting the delivery of the medical therapy;
monitoring a battery level of the electronic programmer; and
performing at least one of the following tasks if the battery level is lower than a target battery level;
disallowing programming of the electronic programmer;
terminating the delivery of an existing medical therapy; and
precluding the delivery of a prospective medical therapy.
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Abstract
One or more virtual objects are displayed on an electronic programmer. The virtual objects represent initiating and terminating a delivery of a medical therapy to a patient. An actuation of the one or more virtual objects is sensed. The delivery of the medical therapy is terminated immediately if the actuation of the one or more virtual objects corresponds to terminating the delivery of the medical therapy. The delivery of the medical therapy is initiated in a delayed manner if the actuation of the one or more virtual objects corresponds to starting the delivery of the medical therapy. A battery level of the electronic programmer is monitored. At least one of the following tasks is performed if the battery level is lower than a target battery level: disallowing programming of the electronic programmer; terminating the delivery of an existing medical therapy; and precluding the delivery of a prospective medical therapy.
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20 Claims
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1. A medical system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device configurable to deliver a medical therapy to a patient, the medical therapy including a plurality of configurable therapy parameters; and an electronic programmer communicatively coupled to the medical device, wherein the electronic programmer is programmable to configure the therapy parameters of the medical therapy, and wherein the electronic programmer includes a touch-sensitive user interface configured to perform the following actions; displaying one or more virtual objects that represent initiating and terminating a delivery of the medical therapy to the patient; sensing, from a user, an actuation of the one or more virtual objects; terminating the delivery of the medical therapy immediately if the actuation of the one or more virtual objects corresponds to terminating the delivery of the medical therapy; initiating the delivery of the medical therapy in a delayed manner if the actuation of the one or more virtual objects corresponds to starting the delivery of the medical therapy; monitoring a battery level of the electronic programmer; and performing at least one of the following tasks if the battery level is lower than a target battery level; disallowing programming of the electronic programmer; terminating the delivery of an existing medical therapy; and precluding the delivery of a prospective medical therapy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing safety controls for an electronic programmer configured to program an implantable medical device, comprising:
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receiving a request, from a user via a touch screen interface of the electronic programmer, to start or stop an electrical stimulation program; determining whether the user intends to start the electrical stimulation program or to stop the electrical stimulation program; if it has been determined that the user intends to start the electrical stimulation program, starting the electrical stimulation program if the request indicates that the touch screen interface has been engaged by the user for a period of time exceeding a predefined threshold; if it has been determined that the user intends to stop the electrical stimulation program, stopping the electrical stimulation program immediately; querying a battery level of the electronic programmer; and performing at least one of the following actions if the battery level obtained by the querying is less than a predefined battery level;
disabling programming of the electronic programmer, stopping an electrical stimulation program in progress, and preventing activation of a prospective electrical stimulation program. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic programmer for programming an implantable medical device to provide a stimulation therapy for a patient, the electronic programmer comprising:
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a user interface for communicating with a user; a memory storage for storing executable instructions; and a computer processor for executing the instructions to perform operations that include; displaying one or more virtual objects that represent initiating and terminating a delivery of the medical therapy to the patient; sensing, from the user, an actuation of the one or more virtual objects; terminating the delivery of the medical therapy immediately if the actuation of the one or more virtual objects corresponds to terminating the delivery of the medical therapy; initiating the delivery of the medical therapy in a delayed manner if the actuation of the one or more virtual objects corresponds to starting the delivery of the medical therapy; monitoring a battery level of the electronic programmer; and performing at least one of the following tasks if the battery level is lower than a target battery level; disallowing programming of the electronic programmer; terminating the delivery of an existing medical therapy; and precluding the delivery of a prospective medical therapy. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification