Patent ID: 7856276

Claim:
A system for remote support for the programming of an active implantable medical device having a memory for storing information selected from among patient data and an internal control parameter, comprising: a station equipped with a programmer, a distant analysis station, and a telephone link connecting the station and the analysis station; wherein the programmer of the station comprises: means for reading by telemetry the information stored in said device, means for tele-transmitting said read information towards the distant analysis station, means for collecting and digitizing a voice signal, and a multiplexor having a first input to receive the information read from said memory, a second input to receive the voice signal simultaneously with said information read from said device, and an output to provide a multiplexed signal multiplexing the first input and the second input to the means for tele-transmitting, wherein said means for tele-transmitting is coupled with said telephone line, said means for collecting and digitizing a voice signal, and said multiplexor; wherein the distant analysis station comprises: means for receiving said tele-transmission of said information over said telephone line; a demultiplexor having an input to receive the multiplexed signal over the telephone line, a first output to deliver said information and, and a second output to deliver the voice signal simultaneously with said information, means responsive to the first output of the demultiplexor for displaying and/or analyzing of the information thus transmitted, and a circuit responsive to said voice signal at said second output of the demultiplexor to restore audio signal; and wherein the multiplexor and the demultiplexor cooperate to provide bidirectional voice communications over said telephone line in real-time.