Method and apparatus for locally upgrading implanted reprogrammable medical devices

A method for enabling a programming device to upload a distributed software upgrade into a reprogrammable device having a unique serial number, the software upgrade having a unique upgrade identifier. The method comprises the steps of calculating a first enabling code as a function of the unique upg...

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Main Authors VAN GEFFEN PETER, WESTENDORP HENK, STEGINK WIM, VISSER PAUL, EVERS XANDER, ANBERGEN GERTWIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.10.2004
Edition7
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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
PHYSICS
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Summary:A method for enabling a programming device to upload a distributed software upgrade into a reprogrammable device having a unique serial number, the software upgrade having a unique upgrade identifier. The method comprises the steps of calculating a first enabling code as a function of the unique upgrade identifier and the unique serial number and comparing the first enabling code to a second enabling code received from a registry. Also disclosed is an apparatus for changing a heart-stimulating waveform comprising an implanted reprogrammable medical device (IRMD) having a unique serial number, an IRMD software upgrade program having a unique media identifier, and a programming device for uploading the IRMD software upgrade program into the IRMD.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20030424389