Patent ID: 8700157
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A system for programming an implantable medical device adapted to provide a therapeutic output to a patient, said implantable medical device being programmable through a telemetry interface, comprising: a telemetry head adapted for transcutaneous communication with said implantable medical device through said telemetry interface when said telemetry head is positioned with respect to said implantable medical device; a computing device having computing processing power and a user interface; said telemetry head containing computing instructions related to programming of said implantable medical device; a communication link between said telemetry head and said computing device; wherein said computing instructions are transmitted from said telemetry head to said computing device; wherein said computing device processes said computing instructions received from said telemetry head; wherein said computing device supplies said user interface based, at least in part, on said computing instructions received from said telemetry head and processed by said implantable medical device; and wherein said telemetry head receives programming instructions from said computing device and provides said programming instructions to said implantable medical device using said transcutaneous telemetry interface.