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Implantable medical device

US11998749B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Thomas Doerr · Berlin, DE
Sergey Ershov · Berlin, DE
Torsten Radtke · Berlin, DE
Martin Roemer · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 24, 2020
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 24, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N2001/083
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implantable medical device which performs the following steps during operation: a) performing a detection of whether the implantable medical device is in an implanted state; b) if it is detected that the implantable medical device is in an implanted state, activating a first diagnostic or therapeutic function of the implantable medical device, and subsequently activating a second diagnostic or therapeutic function of the implantable medical device, wherein the second diagnostic or therapeutic function is activated only after the fulfillment of at least one activation criterion selected from the group consisting of an elapse of a first time period from the activation of the first diagnostic or therapeutic function, an elapse of a second time period from the detection that the implantable medical device is in an implanted state, and a passing of a function test.

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