Tactile feedback for indicating validity of communication link with an implantable medical device
First Claim
1. An implantable medical device telemetry method, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an implantable medical device, the implantable medical device including at least one of a device transmitter and a device receiver;
providing an external communication device, the external communication device including at least one of an external transmitter and an external receiver connected to an antenna for communication with the at least one of the device transmitter and the device receiver;
determining validity of a communication link between the at least one of the device transmitter and the device receiver of the implantable medical device and the at least one of the external transmitter and the external receiver of the external communication device; and
providing a tactile indication as a function of the validity determination.
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Abstract
Implantable medical device telemetry is provided between an implantable medical device and an external communication device. The implantable medical device includes a device transmitter and/or a device receiver. The external communication device includes a moveable communication head including an antenna therein connected to at least one of an external transmitter and/or an external receiver for communication with the device transmitter and/or the device receiver of the implantable medical device. A user moves the moveable head apparatus relative to the implantable medical device. Tactile feedback is provided to the user via the moveable head apparatus upon movement of the moveable head apparatus to a position where valid telemetry can be performed.
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54 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device telemetry method, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an implantable medical device, the implantable medical device including at least one of a device transmitter and a device receiver;
providing an external communication device, the external communication device including at least one of an external transmitter and an external receiver connected to an antenna for communication with the at least one of the device transmitter and the device receiver;
determining validity of a communication link between the at least one of the device transmitter and the device receiver of the implantable medical device and the at least one of the external transmitter and the external receiver of the external communication device; and
providing a tactile indication as a function of the validity determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. An implantable medical device telemetry method, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an implantable medical device, the implantable medical device including at least one of a device transmitter and a device receiver;
providing an external communication device including a movable head apparatus including at least an antenna therein connected to at least one of an external transmitter and an external receiver for communication with the at least one of the device transmitter and the device receiver;
moving, by a user, the movable head apparatus relative to the implantable medical device; and
providing tactile feedback to the user via the movable head apparatus upon movement of the movable head apparatus to a position where information between the at least one of the device transmitter and the device receiver of the implantable medical device and the at least one of the external transmitter and the external receiver of the external communication device is communicated. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. An implantable medical device telemetry system, the system comprising:
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an implantable medical device, the implantable medical device including at least one of a device transmitter and a device receiver; and
an external communication device, wherein the external communication device includes;
at least one of an external receiver and an external transmitter connected to an antenna for communication with the at least one of the device transmitter and the device receiver, a tactile feedback generation device, and control circuitry operable to initiate the tactile feedback generation device as a function of the validity of a communication link between the implantable medical device and the external communication device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A communication device for establishing a communication link with an implantable medical device, the device comprising:
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at least one of an external receiver and an external transmitter connected to an antenna for communication with the at least one of a device transmitter and a device receiver of the implantable medical device;
a tactile feedback generation device; and
control circuitry operable to initiate the tactile feedback generation device as a function of the validity of a communication link between the implantable medical device and the external communication device. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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