METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A HANDHELD PROGRAMMER AND AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A HANDHELD PROGRAMMER AND AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

Systems and methods for telemetric communication between a handheld programmer and an implantable medical device are disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises a user-friendly, color, touch-sensitive screen that allows the user to visually observe and control the handheld's operation. The hand...

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Hauptverfasser: HEIN, JASON, DEAN, PERSEN, KENNETH, H, VALLAPUREDDY, VINEEL, WOELLENSTEIN, MATTHIAS, DANIEL, VON ARX, JEFFREY, A, LARSON, DENNIS, ERIC
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:Systems and methods for telemetric communication between a handheld programmer and an implantable medical device are disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises a user-friendly, color, touch-sensitive screen that allows the user to visually observe and control the handheld's operation. The handheld further comprises an internal and/or external analytical means to provide robust analytical capabilities. Some embodiments of a system disclosed herein can be configured as a component of an Advanced Patient Management System that helps better monitor, predict and manage chronic diseases.