Multi-mode programmer for medical device communication
OwnerDavid L. Thompson, Daniel R. Greeninger +1inventors
InventorsDavid L. Thompson, Daniel R. Greeninger, Koen J. Weijand
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a programmer for communication with different medical devices that utilize different telemetry communication techniques. The programmer receives telemetry signals from a given medical device, and selects an appropriate communication mode, which can be pre-programmed into the programmer as one of a plurality of possible communication modes. The programmer can configure itself for communication with a given medical device based on the telemetry signal it receives.
Claims39
A method comprising:
- receiving a first signal from a medical device;
- and
- selecting a communication mode from a plurality of possible communication modes based on the first signal.
A programmer for a plurality of different medical devices comprising:
- memory to store a plurality of possible communication modes for the programmer;
- and
- a control unit to receive a first signal from a medical device and select one of the communication modes based on the first signal.
A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that cause a medical device programmer to select a communication mode from a plurality of possible communication modes based on a first signal received from a medical device.
A system comprising:
- a first medial device;
- a second medial device;
- and
- a programmer that receives a first signal from the first medial device medical device, selects a first communication mode from a plurality of possible communication modes based on the first signal, generates a second signal that complies with the first communication mode, sends the second signal to the first medical device, receives a third signal from the second medial device, selects a second communication mode from the plurality of possible communication modes based on the third signal, generates a fourth signal that complies with the second communication mode, and sends the fourth signal to the second medical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.