Sterilizable hand-held programmer/interrogator

Patent 5311449 Issued on May 10, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date:

May 10, 2011. 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.

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Inventor

Adams, Theodore P.

Assignee

Angeion Corporation

Application

No. 674132 filed on 03/25/1991

US Classes:

340/10.51, Programming (e.g., read/write)340/10.6, Printout or display607/9Heart rate regulating (e.g., pacing)

Examiners

Primary: Teska, Kevin J.
Assistant: Choi, Jacob Y.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Patterson & Keough

International Class

G06F 015/42

Abstract

Sterilizable hand-held programmer/interrogator for communication with an implanted defibrillator, including follow-up. An electromechanical key allows the programmer/interrogator to function fully as a data programmer and as a data interrogator. A removable electromechanical key controlled by a surgeon allows a limited number of programmable functions and only a certain amount of data to be revealed when the device is interrogated by the patient. Interrogated data from the programmer/interrogator can be linked directly to the surgeon via a modem.