Remote control for implantable medical device
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1. A system, comprising:
- an implantable medical device;
an external computer configured for transmitting a request for service; and
a portable remote control device configured for communicating with the implantable medical device, the remote control device including a server module configured for communicating with the computer in accordance with a markup language protocol, the server module configured for receiving the request from the computer and transmitting information to the computer in response to the request.
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Abstract
A system and method for modifying the parameters of an implantable medical device includes an implantable medical device that communicates with a remote control device that, in turn, communicates through the browser of a computer or any other device capable of using mark-up language protocol. The computer optionally communicates with other computers and/or devices through a network.
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39 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device; an external computer configured for transmitting a request for service; and a portable remote control device configured for communicating with the implantable medical device, the remote control device including a server module configured for communicating with the computer in accordance with a markup language protocol, the server module configured for receiving the request from the computer and transmitting information to the computer in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A remote control device, comprising:
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first telemetry circuitry configured for communicating with an implantable medical device; second telemetry circuitry configured for communicating with an external computer; a software server module configured for receiving a request for service from a client program contained in the external computer and sending information to the client program in response to the service request in accordance with a markup language protocol; and a portable housing containing the first telemetry circuitry, the second telemetry circuitry, and the software server module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of operating a system that includes an implantable medical device, a portable remote control device, and a computer, the method comprising:
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communicating between the implantable medical device and the remote control device; sending a service request from the computer to a server module of the remote control device in accordance with a markup language protocol; and sending information from the server module of the remote control device to the computer in response to the service request in accordance with the markup language protocol. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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