Patent ID: 7383088
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: A61N,G16H

Abstract:
1. A centralized management system for medical devices, comprising: a network; a central server coupled to the network and including at least one prescription system for prescribing at least one programmable parameter of a medical device based upon at least one characteristic of a patient; and a medical device programmer coupled to the network and configured to communicate at least one characteristic of a patient to the central server via the network, to receive at least one programmable parameter from the central server via the network, and to program the medical device using the at least one programmable parameter, wherein the central server includes a plurality of expert prescription systems, each defined by an expert to prescribe at least one parameter of a medical device based on at least one characteristic of a patient, and wherein at least one of the central server and medical device programmer is configured to allow a user to select one of the plurality of expert prescription systems for prescribing the at least one parameter.