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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180451 | System and method for programming an implantable pulse generator In one embodiment, a method of programming an IPG comprises providing one or several GUI screens on the programmer device, the GUI screens comprising a master amplitude GUI control for controlling amplitudes for stimsets of a stimulation program and one or several b... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175709 | Heart monitoring system and method A system for heart monitoring comprises an IEGM input for an intracardiac electrocardiogram (IEGM) that is connected to an active filtering stage that is adapted to transform an incoming IEGM into an output ECG signal. The active filtering stage is connected to a fi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8150516 | Systems and methods for operating an implantable device for medical procedures When a medical procedure is performed on a patient in whom an implantable medical device is implanted, the medical procedure may have undesired effects on the medical device, such as triggering a response that initiates therapy by the device that is unnecessary and ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8121689 | Proactive interactive limits override for implantable medical device user interface An external device includes a communication circuit, a programming interface including a display, and a processor. The processor includes a parameter analyzer to apply a rule to a combination of operating parameter values of the IMD to determine operating parameter ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8073542 | Method for secure reprogramming of clinically relevant parameters as part of remote programming of an electronic implant The invention relates to a remotely programmable personal medical device, in particular a programmable implantable medical device, e.g., a cardiac pacemaker, a defibrillator, a cardioverter or the like. In addition, the invention relates to an arrangement for remote... | 12/06/2011 |
| RE42934 | World wide patient location and data telemetry system for implantable medical devices A system for communicating with a medical device implanted in an ambulatory patient and for locating the patient in order to selectively monitor device function, alter device operating parameters and modes and provide emergency assistance to and communications with ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055344 | System and method for detection enhancement programming A system and method of enabling detection enhancements selected from a plurality of detection enhancements. In a system having a plurality of clinical rhythms, including a first clinical rhythm, where each of the detection enhancements is associated with the clinica... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8036747 | System and method of rapid, comfortable parameter switching in spinal cord stimulation A system and method for rapidly switching stimulation parameters of a Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) system increases the number of stimulation parameter sets that may be tested during a fitting procedure, or alternatively, reduces the time required for the fitting p... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036748 | Ingestible therapy activator system and method An ingestible therapy activator system and method are provided. In one aspect, the ingestible therapy activator includes an ingestible device having an effector module to send an effector instruction and a responder module associated with a therapeutic device. The r... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032218 | Implantable cardiac device with satellite refresh In one embodiment an implantable cardiac device is provided that includes an implantable cardiac stimulation device with an implantable satellite device coupled to it. The implantable satellite device has a charge storage device. The implantable stimulation device h... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027726 | Cardiac rhythm management system with exercise test interface This document discusses, among other things, cardiac rhythm management systems, devices, and methods providing an exercise test interface. A patient exercise episode is identified using at least one predetermined criteria. Data associated with the episode is obtaine... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7983753 | Remotely-programmable personal device and configuration and method for remotely programming a personal device The invention relates to a remotely-programmable personal device, in particular a programmable implantable medical device, such as a cardiac pacemaker, a defibrillator, a cardioverter, or the like. In addition, the invention relates to a configuration for the remote... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7937151 | Implantable medical device with embedded programmable non-volatile memory A system comprising an implantable medical device (IMD). The IMD includes a processor fabricated on an integrated circuit chip (IC), a random access memory (RAM) circuit fabricated on the same IC, and a programmable non-volatile memory (PNVM) circuit also fabricated... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7930030 | Implantable pulse generator having current steering means An implantable pulse generator includes a current steering capability that allows a clinician or patient to quickly determine a desired electrode stimulation pattern, including which electrodes of a group of electrodes within an electrode array should receive a stim... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7908007 | System and method for detection enhancement programming A system and method of enabling detection enhancements selected from a plurality of detection enhancements. In a system having a plurality of clinical rhythms, including a first clinical rhythm, where each of the detection enhancements is associated with the clinica... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7885712 | Medical device programming safety Techniques for increasing the safety of medical device programming using general purpose hardware, such as a general purpose personal computer, are described. In some embodiments, a system includes an intermediate computing device comprising an applications module. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7769456 | Frequency-agile system for telemetry with implantable device The present disclosure relates to an RF telemetry system and method for enabling communication between an implantable medical device and an external device with an improved tolerance to noise from external sources. Multiple communications channels at different frequ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7761164 | Communication system for medical devices A communications device facilitates communication between a medical device and a wireless communications network and comprises a telemetry circuit configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more medical devices, and a computer network communication interface c... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7751892 | Implantable medical device programming apparatus having a graphical user interface Systems and methods for a configurable programmer for an implantable cardiovascular medical device are disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises a graphical user interface to visualize programming processes to alert a clinician to potential problems with the patie... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7729766 | Circuit board construction for handheld programmer In general, the disclosure is directed to a patient programmer for an implantable medical device. The patient programmer may include one or more of a variety of features that may enhance performance, support mobility and compactness, or promote patient convenience. ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7606620 | System and method for detection enhancement programming A system and method of enabling detection enhancements selected from a plurality of detection enhancements. In a system having a plurality of clinical rhythms, including a first clinical rhythm, where each of the detection enhancements is associated with the clinica... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7567841 | Method and apparatus for delivering combined electrical and drug therapies A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system includes an implantable medical device that delivers combined electrical and drug therapies. The implantable medical device includes a drug reservoir that is refillable after implantation. In one embodiment, the implantable m... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565197 | Conditional requirements for remote medical device programming A remote programming method is provided for safe and secure programming of a medical device at a remote location. A centralized programming instrument for use by a clinician or third party is provided with a network communication connection with a remote external me... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7546162 | Automatic selection of stimulation chamber for ventricular resynchronization therapy A method and apparatus for selection of one or more ventricular chambers to stimulate for ventricular resynchronization therapy. Intrinsic intracardia electrograms that include QRS complexes, are recorded from a left and right ventricle. A timing relationship betwee... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7532931 | System and method for detection enhancement programming A system and method of enabling detection enhancements selected from a plurality of detection enhancements. In a system having a plurality of clinical rhythms, including a first clinical rhythm, where each of the detection enhancements is associated with the clinica... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7460910 | Command sequencing and interlocks for a remotely programmable implantable device A care provider is able to remotely program a pacemaker, drug pump, neurostimulation device or other an implantable medical device (IMD) by operating a browser application communicating with a server. Following successful authentication to the server, the care provi... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7418296 | Wireless pacing system analyzer in a programmer system An external interface device provides telemetry between an implantable apparatus and a remote device. The interface device includes a battery powered circuit and a wireless transceiver. A power supply of the remote device is isolated from the implantable apparatus b... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406349 | Dynamic telemetry link selection for an implantable device Communications with an implantable device are conducted using a physical telemetry link dynamically selected from multiple physical telemetry links based on selected criteria including, for example, bandwidth, security, data throughput, channel availability and reli... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7392090 | Data logging system for implantable medical device A data logging system and method in which an implantable medical device transmits logged data to an external data logging device with low energy potential signals. The implantable device generates potential signals modulated with digitally encoded data by operating ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383088 | Centralized management system for programmable medical devices A centralized management system for medical devices includes a network, a central server coupled to the network, and a medical device programmer coupled to the network. The central server includes at least one prescription system for prescribing at least one program... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373140 | Wireless communication system and method of changing language to be displayed in wireless client A wireless communication system is provided which supplies an only necessary font to a wireless client and avoids incorrect display on the wireless client. A wireless communication gateway server receives language information from the wireless client, and supplies a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373202 | Unipolar and bipolar lead cardiac pacemaker and method for inhibiting anode stimulation A multi-chamber implantable heart stimulation device is provided, adapted to inhibit anodal stimulation at a bipolar right chamber lead induced by a unipolar left chamber lead. The device includes a control unit adapted to provide to the unipolar left chamber lead a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369898 | System and method for responding to pulsed gradient magnetic fields using an implantable medical device Implantable medical devices, such as pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), are vulnerable to the powerful magnetic fields associated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In particular, pulsed gradient components, if strong enough, can induc... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366570 | Method and a system for using implanted medical device data for accessing therapies A method and system facilitates the access by a patient of implanted medical device related data for patient participation in their own clinical care and therapy. In an example embodiment, the method includes establishing a communications link between an implanted m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366988 | Method and apparatus for converting a network description into a computer program for disambiguating transmit-by-exception telemetry from a multi-path, multi-tier network A method for making an apparatus for disambiguating telemetry sent by exception over a multi-path, multi-tier communications network having a plurality of telemetry source nodes producing telemetry data elements, a plurality of linked relay nodes, and one destinatio... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366569 | Non-invasive method and apparatus for cardiac pacemaker pacing parameter optimization and monitoring of cardiac dysfunction A plethysmogram signal is sensed from a patient and provided to a programmer device for monitoring the condition of the patient and for optimizing pacing parameters of a cardiac device implanted in the patient. The programmer device analyzes the plethysmogram signal... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363078 | Intracardiac polarization signal stabilization Polarization signals, which represent voltages measured at a pacemaker electrode, are not constant and may drift. Polarization signal drift, which often precedes undesirable pace polarization artifacts, is more significant when the pacemaker is inhibited from provid... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363081 | System and method for providing preventive overdrive pacing and antitachycardia pacing using an implantable cardiac stimulation device Techniques for enabling both preventive overdrive pacing and antitachycardia pacing (ATP) within an implantable device are provided. The device gains the benefits of overdrive pacing for preventing the onset of a tachycardia and, if one nevertheless occurs, ATP is e... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363492 | Method for zero-knowledge authentication of a prover by a verifier providing a user-selectable confidence level and associated application devices Authentication is performed to a confidence level (CL) desired by a verifier (220). A prover (210) picks and sends certain same size, square matrices to the verifier (220). A random request bit is sent (234) from the verifier (220)... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359751 | Clinician programmer for use with trial stimulator Disclosed are systems and methods which provide an external clinician interface, such as through the use of a laptop computer or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The foregoing clinician interface may be used with trial stimulators well suited for use interoperati... | 04/15/2008 |
