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Medical stimulation and/or monitoring device interacting with the body of a patient based upon selectable parameter set

US5159926A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 1990
Grant dateNov 3, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/36542
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A 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.

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