Detection of proper insertion of medical leads into a medical device
First Claim
1. A method of verifying that a lead has been fully inserted into a header of a medical device, comprising:
- prior to completion of the lead being inserted, establishing a communication session between an external device and the medical device;
during the communication session and prior to completion of the lead being inserted, instructing the medical device to begin an impedance test for a set of connectors that are expected to be electrically connected to the lead where the impedance test repeatedly polls for impedance;
receiving a response from the medical device that specifies a result of the impedance testing; and
providing an output that indicates whether the lead is fully inserted based on the response.
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Abstract
Proper insertion of medical leads into medical devices is detected at the time the lead is being inserted. An external device initiates impedance testing by the medical device that is receiving the lead prior to the insertion of the lead being completed. The medical device reports back the results of the impedance testing so that the external device can determine whether the lead is properly inserted at the time of lead insertion and can provide an output to a user to indicate whether the lead insertion is proper. The medical device may poll only a last connector expected to be connected before responding, test other connector combinations before or after responding, and so forth.
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1. A method of verifying that a lead has been fully inserted into a header of a medical device, comprising:
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prior to completion of the lead being inserted, establishing a communication session between an external device and the medical device; during the communication session and prior to completion of the lead being inserted, instructing the medical device to begin an impedance test for a set of connectors that are expected to be electrically connected to the lead where the impedance test repeatedly polls for impedance; receiving a response from the medical device that specifies a result of the impedance testing; and providing an output that indicates whether the lead is fully inserted based on the response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An external device for verifying that a lead has been fully inserted into a header of a medical device, comprising:
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communication circuitry; and a processor controlling the communication circuitry and being configured to; prior to completion of the lead being inserted, establish a communication session with the medical device; during the communication session and prior to completion of the lead being inserted, instruct the medical device to begin an impedance test for a set of connectors that are expected to be electrically connected to the lead where the impedance test repeatedly polls for impedance; receive a response from the medical device that specifies a result of the impedance testing; and provide an output that indicates whether the lead is fully inserted based on the response. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A medical device for verifying that a lead has been fully inserted into a header of the medical device, comprising:
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communication circuitry; and a processor that controls the communication circuitry, the processor being configured to; prior to completion of the lead being inserted, establish a communication session with an external device; during the communication session and prior to completion of the lead being inserted, receive an instruction to begin an impedance test for a set of connectors that are expected to be electrically connected to the lead; implement the instruction to perform impedance testing where the impedance testing repeatedly polls for impedance; and send a response to the external device that specifies a result of the impedance testing. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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