Medical stimulation and/or monitoring device interacting with the body of a patient based upon selectable parameter set
Patent 5159926 Issued on November 3, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 28, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 28, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesPatient-operated pacemaker programmer Digital cardiac pacemaker with program acceptance indicator Implantable heart stimulator and stimulation method Multi-mode microprocessor-based programmable cardiac pacer Programmable multi-mode cardiac pacemaker Implantable device with circadian rhythm adjustment Patent #: 4922930 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 573794 filed on 08/28/1990US Classes:607/30Remotely changing, (e.g., programming, pacer) parameters or operationExaminersPrimary: Kamm, William E.Assistant: Schaetzle, Kennedy J. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassA61N 001/365Foreign Application Priority Data1989-08-28 EPAbstractA medical device interacting with the body of a patient for stimulating and/or monitoring a physiological function includes control electronics which uses a parameter set which can be fetched from a memory, the parameter set defining the interaction. A number of different parameter sets can be stored in the memory, with a switching system being provided to fetch respectively different parameter sets under differing conditions. | |
