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Network communications arrangement for IMD programming units

  • US 7,127,299 B2
  • Filed: 10/23/2001
  • Issued: 10/24/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for programming implanted medical devices (IMDs), comprising:

  • a data network;

    a gateway server arrangement coupled to the data network;

    an IMD programming unit to send data to, and retrieve data from, an IMD, the programming unit being coupled to the gateway server arrangement and comprising means for performing a self-discovery procedure to determine whether to initialize in a current mode or to reconfigure into a different mode that is based on software applications residing on the gateway server arrangement;

    wherein the server arrangement includes a network interface intercepting data contaminants included in data received via the network and destined for the IMD programming unit and includes a storage device wherein a portion of programmable instructions executed by the IMD programming unit are stored.

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