Patent ID: 8140167

Claim:
A system for applying therapy to an internal anatomical feature of a patient comprising: at least one electrode configured to be implanted within a body of the patient beneath a skin layer and placed at the anatomical feature, the electrode also configured to apply therapy to the anatomical feature upon application of a signal to the electrode; an implantable component for placement in the body of the patient beneath the skin layer, the implantable component being configured to generate the signal and to transmit the signal to the electrode, the implantable component being coupled to an implanted antenna; an external component including an external antenna configured to be placed above the skin layer and adapted to communicate with the implanted antenna across the skin layer through radiofrequency communication, the external component having at least three operating modes selected from a group consisting of an operating room mode, a programming mode, a therapy delivery mode, a charging mode, and a diagnostic mode, each operating mode being associated with a different set of operations available for selection by a user.