Neurostimulator programmer with clothing attachable antenna
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1. An antenna for a medical device programmer, wherein the antenna defines an aperture comprising a wide end and a channel adjacent the wide end, wherein the channel is narrower than the wide end and is formed to hold a portion of an item of clothing associated with a patient by an interference fit or friction fit and thereby hold the antenna in a substantially fixed position relative to an implantable medical device.
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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. An antenna for a medical device programmer, wherein the antenna defines an aperture comprising a wide end and a channel adjacent the wide end, wherein the channel is narrower than the wide end and is formed to hold a portion of an item of clothing associated with a patient by an interference fit or friction fit and thereby hold the antenna in a substantially fixed position relative to an implantable medical device.
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15. A method comprising:
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positioning an antenna relative to an implanted medical device, wherein the antenna defines an aperture comprising a wide end and a channel adjacent the wide end, wherein the channel is narrower than the wide end; pulling at least some of a portion of an item of clothing into the channel in the antenna to thereby hold the antenna in a substantially fixed position relative to the implantable medical device by an interference fit or friction fit between at least a portion of the channel in the antenna and the clothing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A medical device programmer comprising:
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a device housing; telemetry circuitry mounted within the device housing; an antenna defining an aperture comprising a wide end and a channel disposed adjacent the wide end, wherein the channel is narrower than the wide end and is formed to hold a portion of an item of clothing associated with a patient by an interference fit or friction fit and thereby hold the antenna in a substantially fixed position relative to an implantable medical device; a cable to couple the antenna to the telemetry circuitry; and control circuitry to control the telemetry circuitry to transmit information to the implantable medical device via the antenna, and receive information from the implantable medical device via the antenna. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An antenna for a medical device programmer, the antenna comprising:
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an antenna head; and means for attaching the antenna head to an item of clothing associated with a patient and thereby holding the antenna in a substantially fixed position relative to an implantable medical device, wherein the means comprises an aperture defined by the antenna head, wherein the aperture comprises a wide end and a channel disposed adjacent the wide end, wherein the channel is narrower than the wide end and is formed to hold a portion of the item of clothing associated with the patient by an interference fit or friction fit and thereby hold the antenna in a substantially fixed position relative to the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. An antenna for a medical device programmer, wherein the antenna defines an aperture with a wide end to insert a portion of an item of clothing associated with a patient and a channel disposed adjacent the wide end that is substantially narrower than the wide end of the aperture, wherein the channel is formed to hold the portion of the item of clothing by an interference fit or friction fit and thereby hold the antenna in a substantially fixed position relative to an implantable medical device.
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33. A method comprising:
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positioning an antenna relative to an implanted medical device, wherein the antenna defines an aperture with a wide end and a channel disposed adjacent the wide end that is substantially narrower than, the wide end of the aperture; inserting a portion of an item of clothing associated with a patient into the wide end of the aperture; and pulling the portion of the item of clothing into the channel of the aperture to thereby hold the antenna in a substantially fixed position relative to the implantable medical device by an interference fit or friction fit between at least a portion of the channel and the clothing.
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34. A medical device programmer comprising:
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a device housing; telemetry circuitry mounted within the device housing; an antenna defining an aperture with a wide end to insert a portion of an item of clothing associated with a patient and a channel disposed adjacent the wide end that is substantially narrower than the wide end of the aperture, wherein the channel is formed to hold the portion of the item of clothing and thereby hold the antenna in a substantially fixed position relative to an implantable medical device by an interference fit or friction fit; a cable to couple the antenna to the telemetry circuitry; and control circuitry to control the telemetry circuitry to transmit information to the implantable medical device via the antenna, and receive information from the implantable medical device via the antenna.
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