COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

摘要

A communication device for an implantable medical device may include: an input/output interface configured to communicate with a wireless communication device; a communication interface configured to communicate with a remote system; and a processor configured to perform an analysis of data received from the wireless communication device via the input/output interface and associated with the implantable medical device. The communication device may include a user interface configured to receive data input by a user. A communication system may include a wireless communication device and the aforementioned communication device. A communication method for an implantable medical device may include: providing a communication device that is configured to communicate with a wireless communication device, to communicate with a remote system and to perform an analysis of data; communicating data associated with an implantable medical device from a wireless device to the communication device; and analyzing the received data at the communication device.

主权项

1. A non-implantable communication device for use with an implantable medical device, the non-implantable communication device comprising:
a wireless interface configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication device that wirelessly communicates with the implantable medical device; a detector configured to detect when the wireless communication device is within a range of the non-implantable communication device, wherein communication between the wireless interface and the wireless communication device is initiated upon detection by the detector that the wireless communication device is within the range of the non-implantable communication device; a communication interface configured to communicate with a remote system; and a processor configured to analyze data associated with the implantable medical device that is received from the wireless communication device via the wireless interface.