Patent ID: 6249703
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A portable patient programmer for an implanted device, said programmer comprising:a main housing, configured to be held in a user's hand;a battery, disposed within said housing;a plurality of user key, disposed on said main housing;at least one visual indicator, disposed within said main housing and visible from outside said main housing;an audio indicator, disposed within said main housing and audible from outside said main housing;a telemetry receiver circuit, disposed within said housing and operative to receive uplink telemetry signals from said implanted device;a telemetry transmitter circuit, disposed within said housing, for transmitting said downlink operational command and parameter signals to said implanted device;a control circuit, disposed in said main housing and coupled to said user key, said visual indicators, said audio indicator, and said battery, said control circuit responsive to actuation of each of said key to control said transmitter circuit to transmit a predetermined one of said command and parameter signals to said implanted device wherein said control circuit is further responsive to continuous depression of one of said plurality of keys for longer than a first predetermined period of time during which none of said uplink signals is received by said receiver circuit to disable said transmitter circuit until said at least one key has been released.