Safety feature to disable an electronic device when a wireless implantable medical device (IMD) is proximate
First Claim
1. A method for protecting an implanted medical device (IMD) from proximate device harmful interference comprising:
- establishing a communication pathway between an implanted medical device (IMD) and a proximate electronic device, wherein the implanted medical device is an active implanted medical device having wireless communication capabilities, wherein performance of one or more functions by the proximate electronic device is known to have a potential to cause at least one adverse effect to a treatment provided by the implanted medical device or to an operation of the implanted medical device when the implanted medical device is within an effective proximity of the electronic device at a time the electronic device performs the one or more functions, wherein the communication pathway for wireless communication refers to any communication medium not requiring a dedicated physical wire between communication endpoints over which an information bearing signal is conveyed;
the implanted medical device wirelessly conveying a message over the communication pathway to the electronic device indicating an existence of the implanted medical device (IMD) within wireless communication range of the electronic device and indicating a safety requirement or operational data specific to the implanted medical device, wherein the wireless communication range corresponds to at least a high likelihood of the implanted medical device being within the effective proximity of the proximate electric device; and
the conveyance of the message from the implanted medical device placing the proximate electronic device, which receives the message, on notice, such that the electronic device responsive to being on notice is able to minimize potential harmful effects of performing the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is within the effective proximity, is able to alert a user of the electronic device of potential harmful effects of performing the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is within the effective proximity, or automatically disable the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is in the effective proximity, wherein the implanted medical device is a man-made device that is partially or totally inserted into a human body or a natural orifice of the human body, where the implanted medical device is operationally designed to remain in place after being inserted for over thirty days.
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Abstract
A communication pathway is established between an implanted medical device (IMD) and a proximate electronic device. Performance of one or more functions by the electronic device is known to have a potential to cause at least one adverse effect on the implanted medical device. The implanted medical device can wirelessly conveying a message over the communication pathway to the electronic device detailing an existence of the implanted medical device (IMD) within wireless communication range of the electronic device and detailing a safety requirement or operational data specific to the implanted medical device. The conveyance of the message from the implanted medical device can place the proximate electronic device on notice to minimize the adverse effects on the implanted medical device resulting from executing the one or more functions.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for protecting an implanted medical device (IMD) from proximate device harmful interference comprising:
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establishing a communication pathway between an implanted medical device (IMD) and a proximate electronic device, wherein the implanted medical device is an active implanted medical device having wireless communication capabilities, wherein performance of one or more functions by the proximate electronic device is known to have a potential to cause at least one adverse effect to a treatment provided by the implanted medical device or to an operation of the implanted medical device when the implanted medical device is within an effective proximity of the electronic device at a time the electronic device performs the one or more functions, wherein the communication pathway for wireless communication refers to any communication medium not requiring a dedicated physical wire between communication endpoints over which an information bearing signal is conveyed; the implanted medical device wirelessly conveying a message over the communication pathway to the electronic device indicating an existence of the implanted medical device (IMD) within wireless communication range of the electronic device and indicating a safety requirement or operational data specific to the implanted medical device, wherein the wireless communication range corresponds to at least a high likelihood of the implanted medical device being within the effective proximity of the proximate electric device; and the conveyance of the message from the implanted medical device placing the proximate electronic device, which receives the message, on notice, such that the electronic device responsive to being on notice is able to minimize potential harmful effects of performing the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is within the effective proximity, is able to alert a user of the electronic device of potential harmful effects of performing the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is within the effective proximity, or automatically disable the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is in the effective proximity, wherein the implanted medical device is a man-made device that is partially or totally inserted into a human body or a natural orifice of the human body, where the implanted medical device is operationally designed to remain in place after being inserted for over thirty days. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An implanted medical device (IMD) comprising:
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one or more processors; a wireless transmitter; a non-transitory storage medium storing programmatic instructions, wherein execution of the programmatic instructions by the one or more processors causes the implanted medical device to; (a) establish a communication pathway between the implanted medical device (IMD) and a proximate electronic device, wherein the implanted medical device is an active implanted medical device having wireless communication capabilities via the wireless transmitter, wherein performance of one or more functions by the proximate electronic device is known to have a potential to cause at least one adverse effect to a treatment provided by the implanted medical device or to an operation of the implanted medical device when the implanted medical device is within an effective proximity of the proximate electronic device at a time the proximate electronic device performs the one or more functions, wherein the communication pathway for wireless communication refers to any communication medium not requiring a dedicated physical wire between communication endpoints over which an information bearing signal is conveyed, wherein the wireless transmitter refers to any transmitter for conveying the information bearing signal over the communication pathway; and (b) wirelessly convey a message over the communication pathway to the electronic device indicating an existence of the implanted medical device (IMD) within wireless communication range of the proximate electronic device and indicating a safety requirement or operational data specific to the implanted medical device, wherein the wireless communication range corresponds to at least a high likelihood of the implanted medical device being within the effective proximity of the proximate electric device, wherein the conveyance of the message from the implanted medical device places the proximate electronic device, which receives the message, on notice, such that the proximate electronic device responsive to being on notice is able to minimize potential harmful effects of performing the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is within the effective proximity, is able to alert a user of the proximate electronic device of potential harmful effects of performing the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is within the effective proximity, or automatically disable the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is in the effective proximity, wherein the implanted medical device is a man-made device that is partially or totally inserted into a human body or a natural orifice of the human body, where the implanted medical device is operationally designed to remain in place after being inserted for over thirty days. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:
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computer usable program code configured to establishing a communication pathway between an implanted medical device (IMD) and a proximate electronic device, wherein the implanted medical device is an active implanted medical device having wireless communication capabilities, wherein performance of one or more functions by the proximate electronic device is known to have a potential to cause at least one adverse effect to a treatment provided by the implanted medical device or to an operation of the implanted medical device when the implanted medical device is within an effective proximity of the proximate electronic device at a time the proximate electronic device performs the one or more functions, wherein the communication pathway for wireless communication refers to any communication medium not requiring a dedicated physical wire between communication endpoints over which an information bearing signal is conveyed; and computer usable program code configured to wirelessly conveying a message over the communication pathway from the implanted medical device to the electronic device indicating an existence of the implanted medical device (IMD) within wireless communication range of the proximate electronic device and indicating a safety requirement or operational data specific to the implanted medical device, wherein the wireless communication range corresponds to at least a high likelihood of the implanted medical device being within the effective proximity of the proximate electric device, wherein the conveyance of the message from the implanted medical device places the proximate electronic device, which receives the message, on notice, such that the proximate electronic device responsive to being on notice is able to minimize potential harmful effects of performing the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is within the effective proximity, is able to alert a user of the proximate electronic device of potential harmful effects of performing the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is within the effective proximity, or automatically disable the one or more functions while the implanted medical device is in the effective proximity, wherein the implanted medical device is a man-made device that is partially or totally inserted into a human body or a natural orifice of the human body, where the implanted medical device is operationally designed to remain in place after being inserted for over thirty days. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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