Patient programmer for implantable devices
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1. An implantable medical device system, comprising:
- an implantable medical device configured for maintaining an actual status of the capacity of a power source contained in the implantable medical device; and
an external programmer configured for updating an estimated status of the power source capacity independent of the actual status of the power source, the external programmer including a status indicator configured for indicating an estimated status of the power source derived from the updated estimated status of the power source capacity, the external programmer configured for being placed in telecommunicative contact with the implantable medical device to reconcile the updated estimated status of the power source capacity with the actual status of the power source capacity.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device system, external programmer, and method of indicating the status of a power source in a medical device implanted within a patient. An actual status of the power source is maintained at the medical device. A status indicator of an external programmer indicates an estimated status of the power source, which can be reconciled with the actual status of the power source when the external programmer is placed in telecommunicative contact with the implantable medical device.
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1. An implantable medical device system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device configured for maintaining an actual status of the capacity of a power source contained in the implantable medical device; and an external programmer configured for updating an estimated status of the power source capacity independent of the actual status of the power source, the external programmer including a status indicator configured for indicating an estimated status of the power source derived from the updated estimated status of the power source capacity, the external programmer configured for being placed in telecommunicative contact with the implantable medical device to reconcile the updated estimated status of the power source capacity with the actual status of the power source capacity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An external programmer for an implanted medical device containing a power source, comprising:
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a telemetry circuit configured for wirelessly communicating with the implanted medical device; and a processor circuit configured for updating an estimated status of the capacity of the power source independent of the actual status of the power source, receiving an actual status of the power source capacity from the implanted medical device via the telemetry circuit, and reconciling the updated estimated status of the power source capacity with the actual status of the power source capacity; and a status indicator configured for indicating an estimated status of the power source derived from the updated estimated status of the power source capacity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of indicating the status of a power source in a medical device implanted within a patient, comprising:
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maintaining an actual status of the capacity of the power source contained in the implanted medical device; updating an estimated status of the power source capacity independent of the actual status of the power source; indicating an estimated status of the power source derived from the updated estimated status of the power source capacity; and communicating with the implanted medical device to reconcile the updated estimated status of the power source capacity with the actual status of the power source capacity. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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