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US 7,742,821 B1Granted
Remote control for implantable medical device
AssigneeBoston Scientific Neutomodulation Corporation
InventorsGeorge Vamos, Kelly H McClure
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Abstract
A system and method for modifying the parameters of an implantable medical device includes an implantable medical device that communicates with a remote control device that, in turn, communicates through the browser of a computer or any other device capable of using mark-up language protocol. The computer optionally communicates with other computers and/or devices through a network.
Claims39
A system, comprising:
- an implantable medical device;
- an external computer configured for transmitting a request for service;
- and
- a portable remote control device configured for communicating with the implantable medical device, the remote control device including a server module configured for communicating with the computer in accordance with a markup language protocol, the server module configured for receiving the request from the computer and transmitting information to the computer in response to the request.
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A remote control device, comprising:
- first telemetry circuitry configured for communicating with an implantable medical device;
- second telemetry circuitry configured for communicating with an external computer;
- a software server module configured for receiving a request for service from a client program contained in the external computer and sending information to the client program in response to the service request in accordance with a markup language protocol;
- and
- a portable housing containing the first telemetry circuitry, the second telemetry circuitry, and the software server module.
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A method of operating a system that includes an implantable medical device, a portable remote control device, and a computer, the method comprising:
- communicating between the implantable medical device and the remote control device;
- sending a service request from the computer to a server module of the remote control device in accordance with a markup language protocol;
- and
- sending information from the server module of the remote control device to the computer in response to the service request in accordance with the markup language protocol.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.