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1. A device for controlling an implanted medical device (IMD) comprising:
a housing defining an internal cavity, and which is releasably attached to an area of a patient's body and which is near an IMD that is placed within the patient's body, and wherein the IMD, when energized, emits a first source of electromagnetic radiation, has an operational condition, and is of a predetermined type; a magnet mounted within the internal cavity, and which generates a second source of electromagnetic radiation and which is effective in changing the operational condition of the IMD; an electronic sensor mounted within the internal cavity and which, when rendered operable, detects the first source of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the IMD, locates the IMD within the patient's body, identifies the type of the IMD within the patient's body, and further identifies the operational condition of the IMD; a signaling assembly borne by the housing and further located within the internal cavity thereof, and which indicates the type of the IMD, the operational condition of the IMD, and the proper location for the magnet relative to the IMD so that the magnet can effect the operational condition of the IMD; an electrical circuit coupling the electronic sensor and signaling assembly together; and a source of electrical power mounted within the internal cavity, and which is selectively electrically coupled to the electrical circuit so as to deliver electrical power to selectively energize the electronic sensor and signaling assembly. |
