Methods and devices for secure communication with and operation of an implant
OwnerPeter Forsellinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for powering an implant for a human patient and a method for powering an implant for a human patient. Wherein said apparatus comprises an implantable energy source for providing energy to the implant, an energy provider connected to the implantable energy source and connected to an energy consuming part of the implant, the energy provider being configured to store energy to provide a burst of energy to the energy consuming part, wherein the energy provider is configured to be charged by the implantable energy source and to provide the energy consuming part with electrical power during startup of the energy consuming part.
Claims20
A communication system for enabling communication between a patient display device, a patient external device, a server and an implantable medical device, the communication system comprising:
- a server,
- a patient external device,
- an implantable medical device comprising a wireless communication unit configured for wireless communication with the patient external device,
- a patient display device comprising a display and an input device for receiving input from a user, the patient display device being adapted to communicate with at least one of the patient external device and the server,
- wherein the patient external device comprises a wireless communication unit configured for wireless transmission of control commands to the implantable medical device and configured for wireless communication with at least one of the patient display device and the server,
- wherein the server comprises a wireless communication unit configured for wireless communication with at least one of the patient display device and the patient external device,
- wherein at least one of:
- the implantable medical device comprises an encryption unit and is configured to:
- encrypt data destined for the server, transmit the data to the server via at least one of the patient external device and a second external device or patient EID, wherein at least one of the patient external device and the patient EID, —the implantable medical device comprises an encryption unit and is configured to:
- encrypt data destined for the patient display device, transmit the data to the patient display device via the patient external device, wherein the patient external device acts as a router transferring the data without full decryption, —wherein the server comprises an encryption unit and is configured to:
- encrypt data destined for the implantable medical device, transmit the data to the implantable medical device via the patient external device, wherein the patient external device acts as a router transferring the data authenticated without full decryption,
- wherein the server comprises an encryption unit and is configured to:
- encrypt data destined for the implantable medical device, transmit the data to the implantable medical device via the patient display device and the patient external device, wherein the patient display device and/or the patient external device acts as a router transferring the data without full decryption, —wherein the patient display device comprises an encryption unit and is configured to:
- encrypt data destined for the implantable medical device, transmit the data to the implantable medical device via the patient external device, wherein the patient external device acts as a router transferring the data without full decryption,
- wherein the patient display device comprises an encryption unit and is configured to:
- encrypt data destined for the implantable medical device, transmit the data to the implantable medical device via the server and the patient external device, wherein the server and/or the patient external device acts as a router transferring the data without full decryption.
The communication system according to claim, 1 wherein the wireless communication unit of the patient external device comprises a first wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the implantable medical device, and a second wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the patient display device, and wherein the second wireless transceiver has a longer effective range than the first wireless transceiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.