Implantable medical device for stimulating a physiological event of a living being with stimulation intensity adaptable to physical activity of the living being
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1. A device that is implantable into a body of a living being, comprising:
- means for stimulating a physiological event of said living being with a variable stimulation intensity;
adjustment means operatively coupled to said means for stimulating for adapting the stimulation intensity to physical activity of said living being;
sensor means operatively coupled to said adjustment means for generating a signal corresponding to physical activity of said living being, said adjustment means adapting the stimulation intensity in view of said signal generated by said sensor means;
memory means for storing digital data which is selectively operable between read and write modes;
means for entering in said memory means said digital data corresponding to a chronological curve of said signal generated by said sensor means over a time span; and
means for recalling said digital data stored in said memory means and telemetrically transmitting said data to an external data processing means.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device comprising means for stimulating physiological event of a living being with a stimulation intensity adaptable to the physical activity of the living being in view of analysis of a signal generated by a sensor means corresponding to the physical activity of the living being. The device includes a memory optionally operable in a write mode or a read mode to which, in the write mode, data corresponding to the chronological curve of the signal of the sensor means can be supplied for storage and, in the read mode, can be recalled for telemetric transmission to a separate data processing means.
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9 Claims
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1. A device that is implantable into a body of a living being, comprising:
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means for stimulating a physiological event of said living being with a variable stimulation intensity; adjustment means operatively coupled to said means for stimulating for adapting the stimulation intensity to physical activity of said living being; sensor means operatively coupled to said adjustment means for generating a signal corresponding to physical activity of said living being, said adjustment means adapting the stimulation intensity in view of said signal generated by said sensor means; memory means for storing digital data which is selectively operable between read and write modes; means for entering in said memory means said digital data corresponding to a chronological curve of said signal generated by said sensor means over a time span; and means for recalling said digital data stored in said memory means and telemetrically transmitting said data to an external data processing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical system, comprising a device that is implantable into a body of a living being and external data processing means telemetrically coupled to said device, wherein:
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said device that is implantable into a body of a living being includes means for stimulating a physiological event of said living being with a variable stimulation intensity;
programmable adjustment means operatively coupled to said means for stimulating for adapting the stimulation intensity to physical activity of said living being;
sensor means operatively coupled to said adjustment means for generating a signal corresponding to physical activity of said living being, said adjustment means adapting the stimulation intensity in view of said signal generated by said sensor means;
memory means for storing digital data which is selectively operable between read and write modes;
means for entering in said memory means said digital data corresponding to a chronological curve of said signal generated by said sensor means over a time span; and
means for recalling said digital data stored in said memory means and telemetrically transmitting said digital data to said external data processing means; andsaid data processing means telemetrically coupled to said device includes means for receiving said digital data from said device;
means for simulating the stimulation by said device in view of said digital data received from said device; and
means for telemetrically reprogramming said adjustment means.
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