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Patient-operated pacemaker programmer

  • US 4,365,633 A
  • Filed: 02/22/1980
  • Issued: 12/28/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1980
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A programming system for a pacemaker, said pacemaker having at least one parameter characteristic of its operation whose value can be changed by an external programming source, said parameter being changeable to any one of a predetermined number of discrete values, comprising:

  • a physician-operated programmer for transmitting signals to said pacemaker, having manually adjustable means for controlling the changing of said parameter to any selected value of said predetermined number of discrete values; and

    a patient-operated programmer for transmitting signals to said pacemaker, having manually adjustable means for controlling the changing of said parameter to any selected value of a group, smaller than said predetermined number, of discrete values,whereby a patient can control his pacemaker to change to a state selected from a sub-set of the set of states under control of the physician,said patient-operated programmer including means, normally under control of a physician, for pre-selecting those parameter values in said predetermined number of discrete values which are included in said group, whereby a physician can pre-select those states in the set under his control which are included in the sub-set under control of the patient.

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