Nicola Louise Pillay

US Patent:

20120101544, Apr 26, 2012

Filed:

Oct 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/910613

Inventors:

Katie Hoberman - Winnetka CA, US
Eric S. Fain - Menlo Park CA, US
Nicola Pillay - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

PACESETTER, INC. - Sylmar CA

International Classification:

A61N 1/08

US Classification:

607 28, 607 30

Abstract:

When a medical procedure is performed on a patient in whom an implantable medical device is implanted, the medical procedure may have undesired effects on the medical device, such as triggering a response that initiates therapy by the device that is unnecessary and potentially dangerous to the patient. Systems and methods may facilitate performing of such medical procedures on such patients by automatically reprogramming the medical device, monitoring for one or more detectable characteristics associated with the medical procedure to be performed, and automatically restoring normal operation of the IMD after the medical procedure is completed.