Implantable electrostimulation assembly and adapter and electrode lead of the same
AssigneeBIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
InventorThomas Doerr
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Abstract
An implantable electrostimulation assembly, including an electrostimulation device and an electrode lead that is connected to the electrostimulation device when in use, wherein the electrode lead has an optically readable electrode identification and a cable adapter is provided for the temporary insertion between the electrostimulation device and the electrode lead, the adapter comprising an optical pick up device for reading the electrode identification and an electrode identification transmission stage for transmitting the same to the electrostimulation device and/or to an assembly-external receiver.
Claims20
An implantable electrostimulation assembly, comprising:
- an electrostimulation device comprising a control unit operably associated with a memory and a telemetry transceiver stage for receiving electrode identification data;
- an electrode lead that is connected to the electrostimulation device when in use, wherein the electrode lead has readable electrode identification;
- a cable adapter for the temporary insertion between the electrostimulation device and the electrode lead, the cable adapter comprising read means for reading the electrode identification and transmission means for transmitting the electrode identification data to the telemetry transceiver stage of the electrostimulation device and/or to an assembly-external receiver;
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- a programming device external to the electrostimulation device and telemetrically connected thereto;
- wherein the electrostimulation device is configured such that when the electrostimulation device, following an initial adjustment to the electrode lead based on the electrode identification data thereof, is connected to a different electrode lead, the electrode identification data of which cannot be transmitted, the readable electrode identification that has been pre-processed and stored within the control unit and the memory of the electrostimulation device continues to apply until external reprogramming via the programming device has been carried out.
An implantable electrostimulation assembly, comprising:
- an electrostimulation device comprising:
- a control unit operably associated with a memory;
- and
- a first telemetry transceiver stage for receiving electrode identification data and transmitting electrostimulation device data;
- an electrode lead having readable electrode identification, wherein the electrode lead is connected to the electrostimulation device when in use;
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- a cable adapter for the temporary insertion between the electrostimulation device and the electrode lead, the cable adapter comprising:
- read means for reading the readable electrode identification;
- and
- transmission means comprising a cable connection and a second telemetry transceiver stage, wherein the second telemetry transceiver stage is used to both telemetrically transmit the electrode identification data via a transmission coil to the electrostimulation device and to receive the electrostimulation device data;
- wherein the control unit adjusts the electrostimulation device based on the electrode identification data to generate an initial adjustment;
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- wherein the electrode identification data generating the initial adjustment applies when a different electrode lead is connected to the electrostimulation device, but electrode identification data of which cannot be transmitted from the cable adapter to the control unit and the memory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.