Programming system for medical devices
First Claim
1. An arrangement for monitoring operation of an implantable medical device, comprising:
- a display for displaying respective movable representations of a plurality of objects;
a user interface in communication with said display allowing a user to selectively move, on said display, said respective movable representations of a plurality of objects to form a graphical representation on said display of an area of interaction of a medical device within a patient, said graphical representation including at least one independently selectable object;
an association unit for associating features for controlling said medical device, selected from the group consisting of parameters and functions, with said objects;
said user interface including a selection unit for allowing a user to select at least said independently selectable object;
said display being automatically responsive to selection of said at least one independently selectable object to display said feature associated therewith for review of said feature associated therewith on said display; and
a communication unit connected to said display for establishing a communication linkage with said medical device, and being operable to selectively implement said feature associated with said at least one independently selectable object.
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Abstract
A programmer for an implantable medical device includes a display which displays a graphical representation of an area of interaction of the medical device within a patient. The graphical representation includes at least one independently selectable graphical object. The programmer includes a unit for associating parameters or functions used in controlling the medical device with the object, so that when an operator, via the programmer, selects an object, the associated parameters or functions are displayed for consultation, modification or execution. By directly linking the programmable parameter or function with an image of the device and the surrounding parts of the patient'"'"'s body, the clinician is immediately presented with a clear and understandable link between the parameters and a physical entity.
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28 Claims
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1. An arrangement for monitoring operation of an implantable medical device, comprising:
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a display for displaying respective movable representations of a plurality of objects; a user interface in communication with said display allowing a user to selectively move, on said display, said respective movable representations of a plurality of objects to form a graphical representation on said display of an area of interaction of a medical device within a patient, said graphical representation including at least one independently selectable object; an association unit for associating features for controlling said medical device, selected from the group consisting of parameters and functions, with said objects; said user interface including a selection unit for allowing a user to select at least said independently selectable object; said display being automatically responsive to selection of said at least one independently selectable object to display said feature associated therewith for review of said feature associated therewith on said display; and a communication unit connected to said display for establishing a communication linkage with said medical device, and being operable to selectively implement said feature associated with said at least one independently selectable object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for monitoring operation of an implantable medical device, comprising:
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displaying respective movable representations of a plurality of objects; on said display, manually selectively moving said respective movable representations of a plurality of objects to combine said respective representations of a plurality of objects to form a graphical representation on said display of an area of interaction of a medical device within a patient, said graphical representation including at least one independently selectable object; electronically associating features for controlling said medical device, selected from the group consisting of parameters and functions, with said objects; manually selecting at least said independently selectable object; in response to selection of said at least one independently selectable object, automatically displaying said feature associated therewith for review of said feature associated therewith on said display; and establishing a communication linkage with said medical device, if necessary to implement, in said medical device said feature associated with said at least one independently selectable object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product including computer code embodied on a computer readable medium, for displaying a plurality of movable objects selected from the group consisting of representations of an implantable medical device and representations of an area of a patient interacting with a medical device, enabling a selective rearrangement of at least some of said objects to form a manual graphical representation of an area of interaction of said medical device with a patient, defining at least one element of the graphical representation as an independently selectable object, associating parameters for controlling operation of said medical device with portions of said graphical representation such that manual selection of one of said objects causes automatic display of a feature associated therewith, selected from the group consisting of parameters and functions.
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