Method for providing software to an implantable medical device system
First Claim
1. A method for providing software to an implantable medical device system, comprising the steps of:
- providing an implantable medical device system having a plurality of system units each requiring software for the operation thereof, said system units including at least an implantable medical device and a presentation unit which are in communication with each other;
storing a most current software version for operating each of said system units at a server remote from said implantable medical device system;
upon said start-up of said presentation unit, determining whether an entry has been made into said presentation unit indicating an emergency and, if so, immediately establishing communication between said presentation unit and said implanted medical device to respond to said emergency and, if not, establishing a communication link exclusively between said server and said presentation unit;
providing information to said server from said presentation unit via said communication link identifying software currently stored in at least one of said system units; and
at said server, automatically determining whether said software stored in said at least one of said system units requires an update and, if so, downloading at least apportion of said software version stored at said server for receipt by said at least one of said system units.
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Abstract
In a method for providing software to an implantable medical device system, including an implanted medical device and a presentation unit in communication with each other, a most current version of software for operating one or more of these system units is stored at a server which is remote from the implanted medical device system. Upon each start-up of the presentation unit, a communication link is established between the server and the presentation unit, and information is provided from the presentation unit to the server identifying the software which is respectively currently stored in one or more of the system units. The server determines whether the currently stored software in the system units requires an update and, if so, the server downloads the software version stored at the server to any of the system units which is/are in need of updated software.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for providing software to an implantable medical device system, comprising the steps of:
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providing an implantable medical device system having a plurality of system units each requiring software for the operation thereof, said system units including at least an implantable medical device and a presentation unit which are in communication with each other; storing a most current software version for operating each of said system units at a server remote from said implantable medical device system; upon said start-up of said presentation unit, determining whether an entry has been made into said presentation unit indicating an emergency and, if so, immediately establishing communication between said presentation unit and said implanted medical device to respond to said emergency and, if not, establishing a communication link exclusively between said server and said presentation unit; providing information to said server from said presentation unit via said communication link identifying software currently stored in at least one of said system units; and at said server, automatically determining whether said software stored in said at least one of said system units requires an update and, if so, downloading at least apportion of said software version stored at said server for receipt by said at least one of said system units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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