SECURE AUTHORIZATION IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM
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1. A method, comprising:
- establishing, via an intermediary mobile electronic device, an indirect secure communication channel between an implantable medical device system and a central system; and
using the indirect secure communication channel to authorize a user to wirelessly control one or more functions of the implantable medical device system via the mobile electronic device.
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Abstract
Embodiments presented herein are generally directed to techniques for enabling a user of a mobile electronic device to wirelessly control one or more functions of an implantable medical device system. The techniques presented herein establish a secure (encrypted) communication channel between the implantable medical device system and a central system associated with the manufacturer of the implantable medical device system and use the secure communication channel to authorize a user to wirelessly control one or more functions of the implantable medical device system via the mobile electronic device.
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing, via an intermediary mobile electronic device, an indirect secure communication channel between an implantable medical device system and a central system; and using the indirect secure communication channel to authorize a user to wirelessly control one or more functions of the implantable medical device system via the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device system; a central system; and an intermediary mobile electronic device, wherein the implantable medical device system is configured to establish an indirect secure communication channel with the central system via the intermediary mobile electronic device, and wherein the indirect secure communication channel is useable authorize a user to wirelessly control one or more functions of the implantable medical device system via the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An implantable medical device system, comprising:
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a memory; a short-range wireless communication transceiver; and one or more processors configured to; establish, via an intermediary mobile electronic device, an indirect secure communication channel with a central system, and use the indirect secure communication channel to authorize a user to wirelessly control one or more functions of the implantable medical device system via the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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