Communication system for medical devices

A system comprising:

• a peripheral device that is configured to wirelessly communicate with a communication system;
• and
• a communication interface module configured to mate with the peripheral device, the communication interface module comprising:
• a peripheral device communication interface configured to mate with the peripheral device and communicate with the peripheral device;
• a telemetry circuit configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more medical devices;
• and
• a processor in operable communication with, and configured to control operations of, the telemetry circuit and the peripheral device communication interface;
• wherein the processor is further configured to send a configuration signal to the peripheral device via the peripheral communication interface;
• wherein the peripheral device reconfigures itself in response to receiving the configuration signal.

A method of providing bio-feedback to a patient having one or more medical devices, the method comprising the steps of:

• supplying patient symptom data to a personal computer (PC), the patient symptom data representative of one or more symptoms being experienced by the patient;
• transmitting medical device data from the medical device to the PC;
• processing the supplied patient symptom data and the transmitted medical device data in the PC;
• and
• based on the processed data, supplying diagnostic bio-feedback to the patient via the PC.