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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2010
Lawrence C. Mcclure, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Sandy K. Wixon, Andover, MN (US);
Sean S. Josephson, Crystal, MN (US);
Michael L. Ellingson, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Hyun J. Yoon, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Lawrence C. McClure, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Sandy K. Wixon, Andover, MN (US);
Sean S. Josephson, Crystal, MN (US);
Michael L. Ellingson, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Hyun J. Yoon, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes techniques for configuring an IMD into the exposure operating mode. Prior to a medical procedure that generates a disruptive energy field, such as an MRI scan, an electronic prescription is configured to indicate that the IMD is authorized for the medical procedure that includes a disruptive energy field. The electronic prescription includes one or more designated bits within a storage element of the IMD. When the patient in which the IMD is implanted arrives for the medical procedure, a user (such as an MRI operator) interacts with a telemetry device to determine whether the electronic prescription is configured. Upon determining that the electronic prescription is configured, the IMD transitions into the exposure operating mode designed for operation in the disruptive energy field. In this manner, the electronic prescription confirms to the user that that the IMD has been checked for suitability for operation during the medical procedure.