Indication of coupling between medical devices
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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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Abstract
Techniques for providing an indication of coupling between medical devices are disclosed. For example, when a programming device and a telemetry module are coupled, the telemetry module provides a first indication, and the programming device provides a second indication substantially similar to the first indication. The indications may be, for example, colors, and different indications may signify communication with different implantable medical devices, programming different therapies, or use of different applications of the programming device.
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1. A system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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14. A method for indicating coupling between 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, the method comprising:
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presenting, via a user interface of the external programming device, a plurality of indication schemes; receiving, via the user interface, a selection of an indication scheme from the plurality of indication schemes; in response to transcutaneously communicating, by the external telemetry module, with one of the plurality of IMDs; selecting, by the external telemetry module and based on the selected indication scheme from the plurality of indication schemes, one of a first plurality of different indications of coupling, wherein each of the first plurality of indications is associated with a respective one of the plurality of IMDs; and providing, by the external telemetry module and to the user, the selected one of the first plurality of indications; and in response to communicating, by the external programming device, with the one of the plurality of IMDs though the telemetry module; selecting, by the external programming device, one of a second plurality of indications of coupling, wherein each of the second plurality of indications is associated with a respective one of the plurality of IMDs; and providing, by the external programming device and to the user, 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. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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means for transcutaneously communicating with a plurality of implantable medical devices (IMDs); and external programming means for communicating with each of the plurality of IMDs through the means for transcutaneously communicating, presenting, via a user interface, a plurality of indication schemes, and receiving, via the user interface, a selection of an indication scheme from the plurality of indication schemes; wherein the means for transcutaneously communicating 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 means for transcutaneously communicating 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 means 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 means for transcutaneously communicating, the external programming means 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. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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