Method and apparatus for locally upgrading implanted reprogrammable medical devices

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10424389

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A method for enabling a programming device to upload a distributed software upgrade into a reprogrammable device having a unique serial number, the software upgrade having a unique upgrade identifier. The method comprises the steps of calculating a first enabling code as a function of the unique upgrade identifier and the unique serial number and comparing the first enabling code to a second enabling code received from a registry. Also disclosed is an apparatus for changing a heart-stimulating waveform comprising an implanted reprogrammable medical device (IRMD) having a unique serial number, an IRMD software upgrade program having a unique media identifier, and a programming device for uploading the IRMD software upgrade program into the IRMD.

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MEDTRONIC INC710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY MAIL STOP LC340 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anbergen, Gertwin Oss, NL 1 83
Evers, Xander Dieren, NL 7 290
Stegink, Wim Laren, NL 1 83
Van, Geffen Peter Apeldoorn, NL 1 83
Visser, Paul Doesburg, NL 1 83
Westendorp, Henk Zutphen, NL 5 142

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