Method and apparatus for storing up-to-date information on an implantable medical device
First Claim
1. A system for implantation into a target site, comprising:
- an implantable electronics unit including;
a biocompatible exterior portion;
an electronic circuit, including device information associated with an implantation-independent attribute of the implantable electronics unit and performance information associated with a performance parameter associated with at least one other implantable electronics unit in use external to the target site; and
at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit attached to the implantable electronics unit in communication with the electronic circuit, the RFID circuit configured to communicate the device information and the performance information to a remote transceiver during interrogation.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for communicating device information and performance information associated with a population of other electrodes to a remote transceiver. The system can include a radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit coupled to an implantable component. The RFID circuit can include a memory circuit configured to store device information associated with at least one implantation-independent attribute of the implantable component. The RFID circuit can communicate the device information and performance parameters associated with the implantable component to at least one programming unit such as a remote transceiver. The programming unit can program the RFID circuit with information associated with the implantable component.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for implantation into a target site, comprising:
an implantable electronics unit including; a biocompatible exterior portion; an electronic circuit, including device information associated with an implantation-independent attribute of the implantable electronics unit and performance information associated with a performance parameter associated with at least one other implantable electronics unit in use external to the target site; and at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit attached to the implantable electronics unit in communication with the electronic circuit, the RFID circuit configured to communicate the device information and the performance information to a remote transceiver during interrogation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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coupling a radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit to an implantable electronics unit; storing, in the RFID circuit, device information associated with at least one implantation-independent attribute of the implantable electronics unit; storing, in the RFID circuit, performance information associated with a performance parameter associated with a population of other implantable electronics units in use; identifying the RFID circuit with a remote transceiver; and upon identification of the RFID circuit, communicating the device information and the performance information to the remote transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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coupling a radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit to an implantable medical device lead; storing, in the RFID circuit, an executable program associated with the implantable medical device lead; storing, in the RFID circuit, performance information associated with performance information associated with a population of other leads in use; identifying the RFID circuit with a remote transceiver; and upon identification of the RFID circuit, communicating the at least one implantation-independent attribute to the remote transceiver.
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