Patent ID: 7966069

Claim:
An external programming system for an implantable medical device comprising: a communication circuit configured to link to the implantable medical device to transmit or monitor a timing parameter setting for the implantable medical device; a display device configured to display, at least one textual representation of the timing parameter setting, at least one textual representation of a specified limit for the timing parameter setting, at least one graphical slide control comprising a movable feature indicating the timing parameter setting, a graphical slide-control limit corresponding to the specified limit for the timing parameter setting, a graphical representation of physiologic information including a portion of said graphical representation aligned with the slide control movable feature, and a graphical representation of a sensing window aligned with the graphical representation of physiologic information; an input device configured to adjust the movable feature in response to a user input; and a processor configured to monitor adjustment of the timing parameter setting for compliance with programming rules associated with the implantable medical device, and store an adjusted timing parameter setting in the implantable medical device.