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 date | Aug 28, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2010 |
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- 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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