Medical device programmer with internal antenna and display
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1. A programmer for a medical device comprising an internal antenna mounted on a first circuit board within a programmer housing, and a display mounted on a second circuit board within the programmer housing, wherein major planes of the first and second circuit boards are generally parallel to one another, and are disposed at a fixed separation distance relative to one another within the programmer housing.
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Abstract
In general, the invention is directed to a patient programmer for an implantable medical device. The patient programmer may include one or more of a variety of features that may enhance performance, support mobility and compactness, or promote patient convenience.
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- 1. A programmer for a medical device comprising an internal antenna mounted on a first circuit board within a programmer housing, and a display mounted on a second circuit board within the programmer housing, wherein major planes of the first and second circuit boards are generally parallel to one another, and are disposed at a fixed separation distance relative to one another within the programmer housing.
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18. A method comprising:
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communicating with a medical device via an antenna and telemetry circuitry mounted internally on a first circuit board within a medical device programmer; and presenting information on a display mounted internally on a second circuit board within the medical device programmer, wherein major planes of the first and second circuit boards are generally parallel to one another, and are disposed at a fixed separation distance relative to one another within the programmer housing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A programmer for an implantable neurostimulator, the programmer comprising:
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a programmer housing; an internal antenna mounted within the programmer housing on a first circuit board; a display mounted within the programmer housing on a second circuit board; telemetry circuitry to transmit signals to the neurostimulator via the internal antenna; display circuitry to present information via the display; and control circuitry to control the telemetry circuitry and the display circuitry, wherein the control circuitry disables the display and the display circuitry during telemetry, wherein major planes of the first and second circuit boards are generally parallel to one another, and are disposed at a fixed separation distance relative to one another within the programmer housing. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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