External medical device configurations for communicating with implantable medical devices
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1. An external medical device comprising:
- multiple IMD telemetry ports each operable to connect a plurality of different types of implantable medical device (IMD) telemetry mechanisms to the medical device;
a control unit configured to control the IMD telemetry mechanisms and to generate a graphical user interface identifying presently enabled functionalities of the IMD telemetry mechanisms physically attached to the medical device via individual IMD telemetry ports of the multiple IMD telemetry ports;
a telemetry sub-system coupled to the control unit and configured to query the multiple IMD telemetry ports to identify the types of IMD telemetry mechanisms connected to the multiple IMD telemetry ports; and
wherein the graphical user interface further identifies presently disabled functionalities of the IMD telemetry mechanisms physically attached to the medical device.
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Abstract
Exemplary external medical devices are configurable to communicate with an implantable medical device (IMD). One medical device includes multiple IMD telemetry ports operable to connect IMD telemetry mechanisms to the medical device. The medical device also includes a control unit configured to control the IMD telemetry mechanisms.
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1. An external medical device comprising:
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multiple IMD telemetry ports each operable to connect a plurality of different types of implantable medical device (IMD) telemetry mechanisms to the medical device; a control unit configured to control the IMD telemetry mechanisms and to generate a graphical user interface identifying presently enabled functionalities of the IMD telemetry mechanisms physically attached to the medical device via individual IMD telemetry ports of the multiple IMD telemetry ports; a telemetry sub-system coupled to the control unit and configured to query the multiple IMD telemetry ports to identify the types of IMD telemetry mechanisms connected to the multiple IMD telemetry ports; and wherein the graphical user interface further identifies presently disabled functionalities of the IMD telemetry mechanisms physically attached to the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A medical device comprising:
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a control unit configured to process data related to an implantable medical device (IMD); at least one IMD telemetry port for removeably connecting an IMD telemetry mechanism to the medical device; a telemetry sub-system coupled to the control unit and configured to query the at least one IMD telemetry port to identify types of telemetry mechanisms connected to the at least one IMD telemetry port; at least one different IMD telemetry mechanism built into the medical device; a switch mechanism for selectively communicatively coupling one of the IMD telemetry mechanism and the other different IMD telemetry mechanism to the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to generate a graphical user interface identifying presently enabled functionalities of the IMD telemetry mechanisms physically attached to the medical device; and wherein the graphical user interface further identifies presently disabled functionalities of the IMD telemetry mechanisms physically attached to the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. An external medical device comprising:
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a control unit configured to process data related to an implantable medical device (IMD); and
,multiple IMD telemetry mechanisms configured to transfer the data between the control unit and the IMD, the IMD telemetry mechanisms each indicating to a telemetry sub-system a type of functionality specific to each IMD telemetry mechanism; wherein the control unit is configured to generate a graphical user interface identifying presently enabled functionalities of the IMD telemetry mechanisms physically attached to the medical device and wherein the graphical user interface further identifies presently disabled functionalities of the IMD telemetry mechanisms physically attached to the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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