Body attachable unit in wireless communication with implantable devices

• US 20070162090A1
• Filed: 03/10/2006
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Remon Medical Technologies Ltd. (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Remon Medical Technologies Ltd. (Boston Scientific Corporation)
• Inventors: Penner, Abraham
• Granted Patent: US 8,078,278 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/60
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37217 characterised by the communication link, e.g. acoustic or tactile
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37235 Aspects of the external programmer
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37288 Communication to several implantable medical devices within one patient

Abstract

Medical systems and devices are provided. A medical system includes implantable devices and an external device configured for wirelessly interacting with the implantable devices. The external device may be attachable to a patient and be configured for wirelessly communicating with a first implantable device, e.g., using acoustic energy, and wirelessly interacting with a second implantable device, e.g., using non-acoustic energy. The first implantable device may be a diagnostic device, in which case, the external device may wirelessly receive physiological information from the diagnostic device, and the second implantable device may be a therapeutic device, in which case, the external device may wirelessly interact with the therapeutic device to provide or optimize therapy to a patient.

Claims

1. A medical system, comprising:

a first implantable device;

a second implantable device; and

an external device attachable to a patient, wherein the external device is configured for wirelessly receiving information from the first implantable device, and wirelessly interacting with the second implantable device based on the information received from the first implantable device.

2. The medical system of claim 1, wherein the first implantable device comprises an implantable diagnostic device configured for acquiring physiological information from the patient, and the second implantable device comprises an implantable therapeutic device configured for providing therapy to the patient.

3. The medical system of claim 2, wherein the patient attachable device is configured for wirelessly receiving the physiological information from the implantable diagnostic device, and for wirelessly transmitting therapeutic optimization information to the implantable therapeutic device to optimize the therapy provided to the patient.

4. The medical system of claim 3, wherein the therapeutic optimization information comprises the physiological information, and the implantable therapeutic device is configured for deriving one or more therapeutic optimization parameters from the physiological information.

5. The medical system of claim 3, wherein the patient attachable device is configured for deriving one or more therapeutic optimization parameters from the physiological information, and the therapeutic optimization information comprises the one or more therapeutic optimization parameters.

6. The medical system of claim 2, wherein the patient attachable device is configured for wirelessly receiving the physiological information from the implantable diagnostic device, and for wirelessly controlling the implantable therapeutic device to provide the therapy provided to the patient.

7. The medical system of claim 1, wherein the patient attachable device is configured for wirelessly communicating with an auxiliary external computing device.

8. The medical system of claim 1, wherein the patient attachable device is configured for wirelessly communicating with the first implantable device using acoustic energy.

9. The medical system of claim 8, wherein the patient attachable device is configured for wirelessly interacting with the second implantable device using non-acoustic energy.

10. A medical system, comprising:

an implantable diagnostic device configured for acquiring physiological information from a patient;

an implantable therapeutic device configured for providing therapy to the patient; and

an external device configured for wirelessly acquiring the physiological information from the implantable diagnostic device, and for wirelessly interacting with the implantable therapeutic device to provide the therapy to the patient.

11. The medical system of claim 10, wherein the implantable diagnostic device comprises one or more of a pressure sensor, an accelerometer, and a strain gauge.

12. The medical system of claim 10, wherein the implantable therapeutic device is one or more of an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) and a drug pump.

13. The medical system of claim 10, wherein the external device is configured for wirelessly transmitting therapeutic optimization information to the implantable therapeutic device to optimize the therapy provided to the patient.

14. The medical system of claim 13, wherein the therapeutic optimization information comprises the physiological information, and the implantable therapeutic device is configured for deriving one or more therapeutic optimization parameters from the physiological information.

15. The medical system of claim 13, wherein the external device is configured for deriving one or more therapeutic optimization parameters from the physiological information, and the therapeutic optimization information comprises the one or more therapeutic optimization parameters.

16. The medical system of claim 10, wherein the external device is configured for wirelessly receiving the physiological information from the implantable diagnostic device, and for wirelessly controlling the implantable therapeutic device to provide the therapy to the patient.

17. The medical system of claim 10, wherein the external device comprises a patient attachable device, and the patient attachable device is configured for wirelessly communicating with an external computing device.

18. The medical system of claim 10, wherein the external device is configured for wirelessly acquiring the physiological information from the implantable diagnostic device using acoustic energy.

19. A medical system, comprising:

a first implantable device;

a second implantable device; and

an external device configured for wirelessly interacting with the first implantable device using acoustic energy, and wirelessly interacting with the second implantable device using non-acoustic energy.

20. The medical system of claim 19, wherein the external device is configured for wirelessly receiving information from the first implantable device, and wirelessly interacting with the second implantable device based on the information received from the first implantable device.

21. The medical system of claim 19, wherein the first implantable device comprises an implantable diagnostic device configured for acquiring physiological information from the patient, and the second implantable device comprises an implantable therapeutic device configured for providing therapy to the patient.

22. The medical system of claim 21, wherein the external device is configured for wirelessly receiving the physiological information from the implantable diagnostic device, and for wirelessly transmitting therapeutic optimization information to the implantable therapeutic device to optimize the therapy provided to the patient.

23. The medical system of claim 22, wherein the therapeutic optimization information comprises the physiological information, and the implantable therapeutic device is configured for deriving one or more therapeutic optimization parameters from the physiological information.

24. The medical system of claim 22, wherein the external device is configured for deriving one or more therapeutic optimization parameters from the physiological information, and the therapeutic optimization information comprises the one or more therapeutic optimization parameters.

25. The medical system of claim 21, wherein the external device is configured for wirelessly receiving the physiological information from the implantable diagnostic device, and for wirelessly controlling the implantable therapeutic device to provide the therapy provided to the patient.

26. The medical system of claim 19, wherein the external device is attachable to a patient.

27. The medical system of claim 26, wherein the patient attachable device is configured for wirelessly interacting with an auxiliary external device.

28. The medical system of claim 19, wherein the non-acoustic energy is electromagnetic or magnetic energy.

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