Information network interrogation of an implanted device
First Claim
1. A computerized method of obtaining and distributing data from one or more implanted medical devices (IMDs) deployed in one or more patients, said IMDs having firmware or software, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting via a network communication link IMD-accessible data gathered from at least one of the IMDs, including IMD identifying information, to an external device capable of communicating with a remote computer data center;
routing the IMD data to an expert system resident at the remote computer data center;
selecting a device agent software module configured to interface with the particular type of IMD and having instructions for IMD treatment regimens suitable for the particular type of IMD;
determining instructions comprising an IMD treatment regimen based the transmitted IMD-accessible data; and
transmitting via the network communication link the instructions to the appropriate IMD which may be executed by the IMD in accordance with its firmware or software.
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Abstract
A communication system is provided which permits of communication between an deployed implantable medical device (IMD) and a computing resource capable of storing and distributing patient and device data. A deployed IMD may be polled by a network interface external to the host patient, and data may be received by wireless communication. This data may be transmitted to a computer for storage and distribution, and changes to a treatment or instruction regimen, or firmware or software upgrades, may then be transmitted to the network interface for immediate or eventual loading into the IMD via wireless communication. The system is adapted to provide communication service between multiple IMDs deployed in a patient or a number of patients.
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18 Claims
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1. A computerized method of obtaining and distributing data from one or more implanted medical devices (IMDs) deployed in one or more patients, said IMDs having firmware or software, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting via a network communication link IMD-accessible data gathered from at least one of the IMDs, including IMD identifying information, to an external device capable of communicating with a remote computer data center;
routing the IMD data to an expert system resident at the remote computer data center;
selecting a device agent software module configured to interface with the particular type of IMD and having instructions for IMD treatment regimens suitable for the particular type of IMD;
determining instructions comprising an IMD treatment regimen based the transmitted IMD-accessible data; and
transmitting via the network communication link the instructions to the appropriate IMD which may be executed by the IMD in accordance with its firmware or software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for obtaining and distributing data from one or more IMDs deployed in one or more patients, comprising:
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a network communication link for IMD-accessible data gathered from at least one of the IMDs, including IMD identifying information;
a remote computer data center coupled to the network communication link to route IMD-accessible data to an expert system resident at the remote computer data center;
said expert system selecting a device agent software module configured to interface with the particular type of IMD and having instructions for IMD treatment regimens suitable for the particular type of IMD;
said expert system determining instructions comprising an IMD treatment regimen based on the transmitted IMD-accessible data and providing the instructions for transmission via the network communication link to the appropriate IMD for execution by the IMD.
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