Electronic valve reader
First Claim
1. An electronic magnetic-based indicator tool comprising:
- a housing having an electronic display;
a plurality of magnetic field sensors, the plurality of magnetic field sensors grouped into sets of magnetic field sensors to determine spatial location and orientation of a magnetic indicator device associated with a valve of an implantable flow control device; and
a processing module that receives magnetic data values from the plurality of magnetic field sensors and determines a setting for the valve on the implantable flow control device using the determined orientation of the magnetic indicator device.
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Abstract
The invention is directed toward a magnetic valve reader used as an indicator tool. The magnetic valve reader determines a location and an orientation for a magnetic indicator device to indicate a device setting of an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes the magnetic indicator device coupled to a valve on the implantable medical device. External magnetic fields, specifically the Earth'"'"'s magnetic field, may interfere with the compass and create an incorrect device setting indication. The electronic reader estimates the external magnetic fields to subtract the estimate from received data to minimize any influence that external magnetic field has on the accuracy of the device setting measurement.
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30 Claims
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1. An electronic magnetic-based indicator tool comprising:
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a housing having an electronic display; a plurality of magnetic field sensors, the plurality of magnetic field sensors grouped into sets of magnetic field sensors to determine spatial location and orientation of a magnetic indicator device associated with a valve of an implantable flow control device; and a processing module that receives magnetic data values from the plurality of magnetic field sensors and determines a setting for the valve on the implantable flow control device using the determined orientation of the magnetic indicator device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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an implantable medical device comprising a magnetic indicator device associated with a valve of an implantable flow control device that indicates a current setting of the implantable flow control device; an electronic magnetic-based indicator tool comprising; a housing having an electronic display; a plurality of magnetic field sensors, the plurality of magnetic field sensors grouped into sets of three magnetic field sensors; and a processing module that receives magnetic data values from the plurality of magnetic field sensors and determines a setting for the valve on the implantable flow control device using a determined orientation of the magnetic indicator device coupled to the valve; and an adjustment tool that modifies an orientation of the valve in the implantable flow control device, the adjustment tool comprises a magnetic adjustment component for magnetically coupling to the magnetic indicator device of the flow control device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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placing an electronic magnetic-based indicator tool adjacent to an implantable medical device, the implantable medical device having a magnetic indicator device coupled to a valve used to control operation of the medical device; measuring a magnetic field strength observed by the indicator tool; estimating a portion of the observed magnetic fields caused by an environmental magnetic field; determining an orientation of the magnetic indicator device relative to a known position of the implantable medical device using the observed magnetic field and the estimate for the environmental magnetic field; and indicating a device setting of the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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