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Methods and devices for secure communication with and operation of an implant

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SE2350166A1
SE2350166A1 SE2350166A SE2350166A SE2350166A1 SE 2350166 A1 SE2350166 A1 SE 2350166A1 SE 2350166 A SE2350166 A SE 2350166A SE 2350166 A SE2350166 A SE 2350166A SE 2350166 A1 SE2350166 A1 SE 2350166A1
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extemal
data packet
implantable medical
medical device
energy
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SE2350166A
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Peter Forsell
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Implantica Patent Ltd
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Abstract

ABSTRACT The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for poWering an implant for a human patient and a method for poWering an implant for a human patient. Wherein said apparatus comprises an implantable energy source for providing energy to the implant, an energy provider connected to the implantable energy source and connected to an energy consuming part of the implant, the energy provider being configured to store energy to provide a burst of energy to the energy consuming part, Wherein the energy provider is configured to be charged by the implantable energy source and to provide the energy consuming part With electrical power during startup of the energy consuming part.

Claims (10)

Claims
1. An external system for providing remote instructions to an implantable medical device, the external system being conf1gured to: provide instructions to be transmitted to the implantable medical device, derive a checksum from the instructions, electronically sign the instructions and the checksum, form a data packet from the instructions, the electronic signature and the checksum, Wherein the extemal system comprises a Wireless transmitter conf1gured to Wirelessly send the data packet to the implantable medical device.
2. The extemal system according to aspect 1, Wherein the extemal system is further configured to encrypt the data packet at the extemal system.
3. The extemal system according to any one of aspects 1 and 2, Wherein the Wireless transmitter is part of a Wireless transceiver comprised in the extemal system.
4. The extemal system according to any one of the preceding aspects, Wherein the extemal system comprises a first extemal device and a second extemal device, and Wherein the first extemal device is configured to transmit the data packet to the second extemal device, and Wherein the second extemal device is conf1gured to transmit the data packet Wirelessly to the implantable medical device Without changing the data packet.
5. The extemal system according to any one of the preceding aspects, Wherein the extemal system comprises a first extemal device and a second extemal device, and Wherein the first extemal device is configured to transmit the data packet to the second extemal device, and Wherein the second extemal device is configured to transmit the data packet Wirelessly to the implantable medical device Without full decryption of the data packet.
6. The extemal system according to any one of the preceding aspects, Wherein the extemal system is configured to transmit at least one instruction for altering the control program of the implantable medical device, to the implantable medical device.
7. The extemal system according to any one of the preceding aspects, Wherein the extemal system is configured to provide at least one instruction to the implantable medical device for altering at least one parameter for affecting the control of the implantable medical device.
8. The extemal system according to aspect 7, Wherein the extemal system is configured to provide at least one instruction for updating at least one parameter of the control program to a parameter value comprised in a set of parameter values stored in the implantable medical device.
9. The extemal system according to any one of the preceding aspects, Wherein the first extemal device is configured to send the data packet from the first extemal device to the second extemal device using a first network protocol and send the data packet from the second extemal device to the implantable medical device using a second network protocol.
10. The extemal system according to any one of the preceding aspects, Wherein the first extemal device is conf1gured to send the data packet from the first extemal device to the second extemal device using Wired communication and send the data packet from the second external device to the implantable medical device using Wireless communication.
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