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Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 10, 2021
Applicant:

Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);

Inventors:

Chirag Shah, Valencia, CA (US);

Peter Yoo, Burbank, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/37223 (2013.01); A61N 1/37247 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02);
Abstract

Techniques for pairing an external device such as a clinician programmer (CP) to an implantable medical device (IMD) are disclosed, which involve use of a remote controller (RC) paired to the IMD. The RC is placed into a CP pairing mode, which acts differently depending on the type of IMD paired to the RC. If the IMD is RF based, the CP pairing mode places the IMD in a pairing mode, thus allowing the CP to connect directly with the IMD via a RF telemetry protocol. If the IMD is magnetic-induction based, the CP pairing mode causes the RC to advertise its presence to the CP, allowing the CP to connect to the RC via the RF telemetry protocol. Because the RC is also paired with the IMD via a magnetic induction telemetry protocol, the RC acts as a passthrough device to allow communications between the CP and the IMD.


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