Systems and methods for interacting with an implantable medical device
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1. An external apparatus comprising:
- a communication subsystem configured to establish a wireless communication link with an implanted device; and
a controller configured to;
receive a request to allow an action with the implanted device to occur,determine if the implanted device is authenticated,allow the action when the implanted device is authenticated and an elapsed time requirement is met, anddeny the action until the implanted device becomes authenticated.
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Abstract
An interactive implantable medical device system includes an implantable medical device and a network-enabled external device capable of bi-directional communication and interaction with the implantable medical device. The external device is programmed to interact with other similarly-enabled devices. The system facilitates improved patient care by eliminating unnecessary geographic limitations on implantable medical device interrogation and programming, and by allowing patients, physicians, and other users to access medical records, history, and information and to receive status and care-related alerts and messages anywhere there is access to a communications network.
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1. An external apparatus comprising:
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a communication subsystem configured to establish a wireless communication link with an implanted device; and a controller configured to; receive a request to allow an action with the implanted device to occur, determine if the implanted device is authenticated, allow the action when the implanted device is authenticated and an elapsed time requirement is met, and deny the action until the implanted device becomes authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An external apparatus comprising:
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a communication subsystem configured to establish a communication link with an implanted device; and a controller configured to; receive a request to allow an action with the implanted device to occur, allow the action to occur when a time restriction related to a past request to perform the action is met, and deny the action when the time restriction related to a past request to perform the action is not met. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. An external apparatus comprising:
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a communication subsystem configured to establish a communication link with an implanted device implanted in a patient; and a controller configured to; determine whether the patient is susceptible to seizures based on an evaluation of EEG data of the patient that was previously uploaded to the external apparatus, output a command to the implanted device through the communication link, to initiate real-time monitoring of EEG signals by the implanted device when it is determined that the patient is susceptible to seizures, receive data from the implanted device through the communication link, the data corresponding to real-time EEG signals of the patient, and process the received data and display the received data as a real-time EEG waveform. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a communication subsystem configured to establish a communication link with an external apparatus; and a controller configured to; receive a command to initiate real-time monitoring of EEG signals, establish a communication link with the external apparatus, initiate real-time monitoring of EEG signals only when a time restriction related to a past request to output the command is met, and transmit data corresponding to real-time EEG signals from the implantable medical device to the external apparatus through the communication link, when real-time monitoring is initiated. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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13. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a communication subsystem configured to establish a communication link with an external apparatus; and a controller configured to; receive a command to initiate real-time monitoring of EEG signals, establish a communication link with the external apparatus, initiate real-time monitoring of EEG signals only when the external apparatus is authenticated and an elapsed time requirement is met, and transmit data corresponding to real-time EEG signals from the implantable medical device to the external apparatus through the communication link, when real-time monitoring is initiated. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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