Patent ID: 6386882
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: G09B,G16H,H04M

Abstract:
An interactive medical device operations training system comprising:a remote expert data center, said expert data center including training management software and databases for remotely administering skill-based training of an operator for an implanted medical device programmer; a programmer for use at a patient location and adapted to be in data communication with a medical device implanted in a patient, said programmer serving to manage the operation of the implanted medical device including acquisition of patient data through a plurality of software applications resident on the programmer and having training software operable with a skill-based simulation module for supervising training of an operator in the use of the resident software applications; and a bi-directional communications link establishing operable data communications between the programmer and the remote expert data center including a request for training issued by the programmer and the servicing of the request by the expert data center.