System and method for securely exchanging sensitive information with an implantable medical device
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1. A system for securely exchanging sensitive information with an implantable medical device, comprising:
- an implantable medical device programmed to store a crypto key; and
a programmer configured to retrieve the crypto key from the implantable medical device via a secure unencrypted short range interface, to encrypt sensitive information using the retrieved crypto key;
to send the encrypted data to the implantable medical device;
to receive encrypted sensitive information from the implantable medical device; and
to decrypt the encrypted sensitive information from the implantable medical device with the crypto key.
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Abstract
A system and method for securely exchanging sensitive information with an implantable medical device is presented. A crypto key stored on an implantable medical device is retrieved by a programmer via a secure short range interface. Sensitive information is encrypted as sensitive data using the crypto key. The encrypted data is stored on the implantable medical device.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for securely exchanging sensitive information with an implantable medical device, comprising:
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an implantable medical device programmed to store a crypto key; and a programmer configured to retrieve the crypto key from the implantable medical device via a secure unencrypted short range interface, to encrypt sensitive information using the retrieved crypto key;
to send the encrypted data to the implantable medical device;
to receive encrypted sensitive information from the implantable medical device; and
to decrypt the encrypted sensitive information from the implantable medical device with the crypto key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for securely exchanging sensitive information with an implantable medical device, comprising:
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storing a crypto key on an implantable medical device; retrieving the crypto key stored on the implantable medical device onto a programmer via a secure unencrypted short range interface; encrypting sensitive information using the programmer as encrypted data using the crypto key; sending the encrypted data to the implantable medical device; receiving encrypted sensitive information from the implantable medical device; and decrypting the encrypted sensitive information from the implantable medical device with the crypto key. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An implantable medical device for securely providing sensitive information, comprising:
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a delivery module configured to transmit a crypto key stored on the implantable medical device to a programmer via an unencrypted secure connection; a receiver configured to receive sensitive information encrypted on the programmer using the crypto key; a memory configured to store the encrypted sensitive information; and a secure interface configured to provide access to the stored sensitive information, wherein the stored sensitive information is configured to be decrypted with the crypto key. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for securely providing sensitive information, comprising:
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storing a crypto key on an implantable medical device during manufacture of the implantable medical device; transmitting the crypto key from the implantable medical device to a programmer via an unencrypted secure connection; encrypting sensitive information on the programmer using the crypto key; transmitting the encrypted sensitive information from the programmer to the implantable medical device; storing the encrypted sensitive information on the implantable medical device; and providing access to the encrypted sensitive information over the secure connection. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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