Programming system for medical devices
US7050857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/37252
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a programmer for an implantable medical device, a method for operating and controlling a implantable medical device, and in a computer software product, a graphical representation of a quantity influenced by the operation of the medical device is displayed, and parameters relating to the control of the device are associated with portions of the graphical representation. When an operator selects and alters the shape of the displayed graphical representation to illustrate a desired operational effect of the medical device on the quantity, a value associated with the altered shape is automatically modified and communicated to the implanted medical device. The operator thus is able to select parameters on the basis of the intended effect, rather than setting parameter values and then observing the effect.
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