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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2001
Kurt R. Linberg, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Kurt R. Linberg, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for remote invoicing and inventory control of medical components of an implantable medical device system upon implantation into a patient is described. The system includes at least one medical component implanted in a patient. A programmer is capable of identifying each medical component implanted in the patient. A remote expert data center globally accessible to the programmer is connected to the programmer via an interface. An invoice module positioned on the remote expert data center receives information identifying each medical component implanted in the patient and prepares an invoice including each medical component implanted into the patient. An inventory module updates records regarding inventory of each implanted medical component.