Implant revision recognition by exchanging the revision data during transmission
US8285386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/65
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for establishing communication among a control device and an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device transmits to the control device identification information including a unique identification number associated with the implantable medical device and/or a current version of application software currently being utilized by the implantable medical device. Based on the extracted identification information, the control device correlates thereto a version of the application software from among the multiple versions of application software associated with the control device that is compatible with the recognized version of the application software currently being utilized by the implantable medical device.
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