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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2006
Jeffrey A. Von Arx, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Allan T. Koshiol, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Joseph E. Bange, Eagan, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Von Arx, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Allan T. Koshiol, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Joseph E. Bange, Eagan, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method and system for enabling secure communications between an implantable medical device (IMD) and an external device (ED) over a telemetry channel. A telemetry interlock may be implemented which limits any communications between the ED and the IMD over the telemetry channel, where the telemetry interlock is released when the ED transmits an enable command to the IMD via a short-range communications channel requiring physical proximity to the IMD. As either an alternative or addition to the telemetry interlock, a data communications session between the IMD and ED over the telemetry channel may be allowed to occur only after the IMD and ED have been cryptographically authenticated to one other.