Implantable medical device, implant communication system and method for updating an executable code of an implantable medical device

Abstract

The invention relates to an implantable medical device, in particular a diagnostic monitoring device, a pacemaker, a defibrillator and/or a neuro-stimulator, comprising a diagnostic and/or therapeutic control unit, a wireless communication interface, operating in a frequency band and/or using a communication protocol supported by consumer mobile communications devices, in particular smartphones and/or tablet computing devices, a first memory area, in which executable code for controlling the diagnostic and/or therapy control unit is stored, and a second memory area, in which executable code for controlling the wireless communication interface is stored, wherein the software and/or hardware of the wireless communication interface is configured to update the executable code of the wireless communication interface via the wireless communication interface. The invention further relates to an implant communication system, a method for updating an executable code of an implantable medical device and a computer program.

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