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Telemetry head programmer for implantable medical device and system and method

  • US 8,700,157 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2005
  • Issued: 04/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for programming an implantable medical device adapted to provide a therapeutic output to a patient, said implantable medical device being programmable through a telemetry interface, comprising:

  • a telemetry head adapted for transcutaneous communication with said implantable medical device through said telemetry interface when said telemetry head is positioned with respect to said implantable medical device;

    a computing device having computing processing power and a user interface;

    said telemetry head containing computing instructions related to programming of said implantable medical device;

    a communication link between said telemetry head and said computing device;

    wherein said computing instructions are transmitted from said telemetry head to said computing device;

    wherein said computing device processes said computing instructions received from said telemetry head;

    wherein said computing device supplies said user interface based, at least in part, on said computing instructions received from said telemetry head and processed by said implantable medical device; and

    wherein said telemetry head receives programming instructions from said computing device and provides said programming instructions to said implantable medical device using said transcutaneous telemetry interface.

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