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Indication of coupling between medical devices

  • US 9,821,166 B2
  • Filed: 05/27/2008
  • Issued: 11/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • an external telemetry module that is configured to transcutaneously communicate with a plurality of implantable medical devices (IMDs); and

    an external programming device that is configured to;

    communicate with the telemetry module and with each of the plurality of IMDs through the telemetry module;

    present, via a user interface, a plurality of indication schemes; and

    receive, via the user interface, a selection of an indication scheme from the plurality of indication schemes,wherein the external telemetry module is configured to provide a first plurality of different indications of coupling, each of the first plurality of indications associated with a respective one of the plurality of IMDs, and wherein, in response to transcutaneously communicating with one of the plurality of IMDs, the external telemetry module is configured to;

    select one of the first plurality of indications associated with the one of the plurality of IMDs; and

    provide the selected one of the first plurality of indications,wherein the external programming device is configured to provide a second plurality of different indications of coupling, each of the second plurality of indications associated with the respective one of the plurality of IMDs and substantially similar to a corresponding one of the first plurality of indications, and wherein, in response to communicating with the one of the plurality of IMDs though the telemetry module, the external programming device is configured to;

    select one of the second plurality of indications associated with the one of the plurality of IMDs based on the selected indication scheme from the plurality of indication schemes; and

    provide the selected one of the second plurality of indications,wherein the selected one of the second plurality of indications is substantially similar to the selected one of the first plurality of indications.

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