Patent ID: 7225030

Claim:
A method for organizing not yet implanted implantable medical devices each having a telemetry unit associated therewith, comprising the steps of: wirelessly transmitting a first inquiry signal from a local administration unit to the telemetry unit associated with one of said not yet implanted medical devices; wirelessly transmitting a return signal, in response to said first inquiry signal, from said telemetry unit of said one of said not yet implanted medical devices to said local administration unit and thereby informing said local administration unit of the existence of said one of said not yet implanted medical devices; supplying a second inquiry signal to said local administration unit containing identity information for a not yet implanted implantable medical device; in said local administration unit, matching said identity information in said second inquiry signal with an identity of said at least one not yet implanted medical device; and determining a pre-implantation action to be taken for said one of said medical devices as a result of said matching.