Patent ID: 8639346

Claim:
A system comprising: a first external device including: a communication circuit; a memory circuit; and a controller circuit coupled to the memory circuit and communication circuit, the memory circuit storing instruction code executable by the controller circuit to perform at least one function and storing a corresponding status identifier used to enable or disable the function; and a second external device including: a communication circuit to allow communication with the first device; a memory circuit; and a controller circuit, coupled to the communication circuit and the memory circuit, the controller circuit executing instructions to communicate with the first device, wherein the first device and the second device include at least one of at least one of an external medical device, or an external device in communication with an implantable medical device, wherein at least one of the memory circuits of the first device and the second device stores a geographic location identifier associated with the first device, wherein at least one of the controller circuits of the first device and the second device is configured to automatically compare the geographic location identifier to a geographic jurisdiction of a regulatory approval of the at least one function, and wherein at least one of the controller circuits of the first device and the second device is configured to update the status identifier in accordance with the comparison.