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Definitions

• the external device is further configured to communicate with a second external device using the at least one wireless transceiver.
• the standard network protocol is one of, or a combination of: Radio Frequency type protocol, RFID type protocol, WLAN type protocol, Bluetooth type protocol, BLE type protocol, NFC type protocol, 3G/4G/5G type protocol, and GSM type protocol.
• the wireless communication unit comprises a first wireless transceiver for wireless transmission of control commands to the implantable medical device, and a second wireless transceiver for wireless transmission of the control interface to the display device.
• the wireless communication unit comprises a UWB transceiver, which may be comprised in one of the first and second wireless transceiver.
• the wireless communication unit may comprise at least one first wireless transceiver configured for communication with the implantable medical device using a first network protocol, for determining a distance between the external device and the implantable medical device, and at least one second wireless transceiver configured for communication with the implantable medical device using a second network protocol, for transferring data between the external device and the implantable medical device.
• the external device is configured to authenticate the display device if a distance between the external device and the display device is less than a predetermined threshold value.
• the wireless communication unit is configured for wireless communication with the external device using a proprietary network protocol.
• the wireless communication unit comprises a Bluetooth transceiver.
• the standard network protocol is one of, or a combination of: Radio Frequency type protocol, RFID type protocol, WLAN type protocol, Bluetooth type protocol, BLE type protocol, NFC type protocol, 3G/4G/5G type protocol, and GSM type protocol.
• the display device is configured to be authenticated by the external device if a distance between the display device and the external device is less than a predetermined threshold value.
• the display device is configured to allow the transfer of data between the display device and the external device on the basis of the authentication.
• the display device may be a wearable external device or a handset.
• a communication system for enabling communication between a display device and an implantable medical device comprising a display device, a server, and an external device.
• the display device comprises a wireless communication unit configured for wirelessly receiving an implant control interface from the server, the implant control interface being provided by the external device, the wireless communication unit further being configured for wirelessly transmitting implant control user input to the server, destined for the external device, a display for displaying the received implant control interface, and an input device for receiving implant control input from the user.
• the server of the communication system comprises: a wireless communication unit configured for wirelessly receiving an implant control interface from the external device and wirelessly transmitting the implant control interface to the display device, the wireless communication unit further being configured for wirelessly receiving implant control user input from the display device and wirelessly transmitting the implant control user input to the external device.
• the external device of the communication system comprises a wireless communication unit configured for wireless transmission of control commands to the implantable medical device and configured for wireless communication with the server, and a computing unit configured for: running a control software for creating the control commands for the operation of the implantable medical device, transmit a control interface to the server, destined for the display device, receive implant control user input generated at the display device, from the server, and transform the user input into the control commands for wireless transmission to the implantable medical device.
• the computing unit of the communication system is configured to encrypt at least one of the control interface and the control commands.
• the server is configured to encrypt at least one of the user input received from the display device and the control interface received from the external device.
• the computing unit is configured to encrypt the control interface and the display device is configured to decrypt the encrypted control interface.
• the server is configured to act as a router, transferring the encrypted control interface from the external device to the display device without decryption.
• the first log-in is a PIN-based log-in.
• at least one of the first and second log-in is a log-in based on a biometric input or a hardware key.
• the display device further comprises an auxiliary wireless communication unit, and the auxiliary wireless communication unit is configured to be disabled to enable wireless communication with the external device.
• the wireless communication unit is configured for wireless communication with the external device using a standard network protocol.
• the wireless communication unit is configured for wireless communication with the external device using a first network protocol and with the server using a second network protocol.
• the wireless communication unit is configured for wireless communication with the external device using a first frequency band and with the server using a second frequency band.
• the wireless communication unit comprises a UWB transceiver.
• the standard network protocol is one of, or a combination of: Radio Frequency type protocol, RFID type protocol, WLAN type protocol, Bluetooth type protocol, BLE type protocol, NFC type protocol, 3G/4G/5G type protocol, and GSM type protocol.
• the communication range of the wireless communication unit is less than a communication range of the auxiliary wireless communication unit.
• the wireless communication unit comprises a first wireless transceiver for communication with the external device and a second wireless transceiver for communication with the server.
• the second wireless transceiver may be configured to be disabled to enable wireless communication using the first wireless transceiver.
• the display device is configured to authenticate the external device if a distance between the display device and the external device is less than a predetermined threshold value, and the display device is configured to be authenticated by the external device if a distance between the display device and the external device is less than a predetermined threshold value. According to one embodiment, the display device is configured to allow the transfer of data between the display device and the external device on the basis of the authentication.
• the display device may be a wearable external device or a handset.
• the second application may be configured to receive data related to a parameter of the implanted medical device.
• the second application is configured to receive data related to a sensor value received from the implanted medical device.
• the second application is configured to receive data related to a parameter related to at least one of: a battery status, a temperature, a time, or an error.
• the display is configured to encrypt the user input for decryption by the implantable medical device.
• the display device is configured to decrypt the control interface received from the external device, for displaying the control interface on the display.
• At least one of the first and second application is configured to receive data from an auxiliary external device and present the received data to the user.
• At least one of the first and second application may be configured to receive data from an auxiliary external device comprising a scale for determining the weight of the user.
• At least one of the first and second application may be configured to receive data related to the weight of the user from an auxiliary external device comprising a scale.
• the display device is configured to: wirelessly transmit the data related to the weight of the user to the external device, or wirelessly transmit an instruction derived from the data related to the weight of the user, or wirelessly transmit an instruction derived from a combination of the data related to the weight of the user and the implant control input received from the user.
• a communication system for enabling communication between a display device and an implantable medical device comprises a display device, a server, and an external device.
• the display device comprises: a wireless communication unit configured for wirelessly receiving an implant control interface from the external device, the wireless communication unit further being configured for wirelessly transmitting implant control user input to the external device.
• the display device further comprises a display for displaying the received implant control interface, and an input device for receiving implant control input from the user, wherein the display device is configured to run a first application for wireless communication with the server, and to run a second application for wireless communication with the external device for transmission of the implant control input to the external device for the communication with the implantable medical device.
• the external device comprises a wireless communication unit configured for wireless transmission of control commands based on the implant control input to the implantable medical device and configured for wireless communication with the display device.
• the display device comprises a first log-in function and a second log-in function, and wherein the first log-in function gives the user access to the first application and wherein the first and second log-in function in combination gives the user access to the second application.
• the second application may be configured to receive data related to a parameter of the implanted medical device, and the second application may be configured to receive data related to a sensor value received from the implanted medical device.
• the display is configured to encrypt the user input for decryption by the implantable medical device.
• the external device is configured to act as a router, transferring the encrypted user input from the display device to the implantable medical device without decryption.
• the external device is configured to encrypt the control interface and wherein the display device is configured to decrypt the encrypted control interface.
• the second application is configured to receive data related to a sensor value received from the implanted medical device.
• the server comprises: a wireless communication unit configured for wireless communication with at least one of the display device and the external device.
• the implantable medical device comprises: a wireless communication unit configured for wireless communication with the external device.
• the implantable medical device comprises an encryption unit which is configured to encrypt data destined for the server, transmit the data to the server via the external device, wherein the external device acts as a router transferring the data without full decryption, or the implantable medical device comprises an encryption unit and is configured to: encrypt data destined for the display device, transmit the data to the display device via the external device, wherein the external device acts as a router transferring the data without full decryption, or the server comprises an encryption unit and is configured to: encrypt data destined for the implantable medical device, transmit the data to the implantable medical device via the external device, wherein the external device acts as a router transferring the data without full decryption, or the server comprises an encryption unit and is configured to: encrypt data destined for the implantable medical device, transmit the data to
• the wireless communication unit of the display device is configured to use a first frequency band for communication with the external device and use a second frequency band for communication with the server.
• the wireless communication unit of the server is configured to use a first network protocol for communication with the external device and use a second network protocol for communication with the display device.
• the wireless communication unit of the external device comprises a first wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the implantable medical device, and a second wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the server, and wherein the second wireless transceiver has a longer effective range than the first wireless transceiver.
• the wireless communication unit of the external device comprises a first wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the implantable medical device, and a second wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the display device, and wherein the second wireless transceiver has a longer effective range than the first wireless transceiver.
• the wireless communication unit of the display device comprises a first wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the external device, and a second wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the server, and wherein the second wireless transceiver has a longer effective range than the first wireless transceiver.
• the second wireless transceiver has an effective range being one of: 2 times, 4 times, 8 times 20 times, 50 times or 100 times longer than the first wireless transceiver.
• the second wireless transceiver is configured to be disabled to enable wireless communication using the first wireless transceiver.
• the display device is configured to authenticate the external device if a distance between the display device and the external device is less than a predetermined threshold value
• the display device is configured to be authenticated by the external device if a distance between the display device and the external device is less than a predetermined threshold value
• the display device is configured to authenticate the implantable medical device if a distance between the display device and the implantable medical device is less than a predetermined threshold value
• the display device is configured to be authenticated by the implantable medical device if a distance between the display device and the implantable medical device is less than a predetermined threshold value
• the external device is configured to authenticate the display device if a distance between the external device and the display device is less than a predetermined threshold value
• the external device is configured to be authenticated by the display device if a distance between the external device and the display device is less than a predetermined threshold value
• the external device is configured to authenticated by the display device if a distance between the external device and the display device is less than a
• the external device is configured to allow the transfer of data between the display device and the external device on the basis of the authentication.
• the internal memory is configured to store a third control program for controlling said function of said implant, wherein said internal computing unit is configured to update the second control program to the third control program.
• the step of activating said reset function comprises penetration of a skin of a patient in which the implant is implanted.
• the method further comprising: transmitting a key from the external device to the implant using the electrical connection, receiving the key at the implant, and using the key for decrypting the encrypted data.
• the second external device is a server.
• the wireless receiver is configured to receive wireless communication comprising encrypted data, and wherein the computing unit is further configured to decrypt the encrypted data received wirelessly from the external device.
• the computing unit is further configured to use the received data to perform at least one of: update a control program running in the implant, and operate the implant using the operation instructions.
• the implant comprises at least one of: a pacemaker unit or implantable cardioverter defibrillators, an external heart compression device, an apparatus assisting the pump function of a heart of the patient, an operable artificial heart valve, an implantable drug delivery device, a hydraulic, mechanic, and/or electric constriction implant, an operable volume filling device, an operable gastric band, an operable implant for stretching the stomach wall of the patient, an operable cosmetic implant, an implant for adjusting or replacing any bone part of a body of the patient, an implant controlling the emptying of a urinary bladder, an implant hindering urinary leakage, an implant hindering anal incontinence, an implant controlling the emptying of fecal matter, an implant monitoring an aneurysm, an implant lubric
• the external device is a handset.
• the computer program product is configured to cause the first external transmitter to transmit a key to the implant, the key being a key for decrypting the encrypted data.
• the computer program product is configured to cause the wireless transmitter to transmit a second key to the implant, the second key being configured to be used in combination with the key for decrypting the encrypted data.
• a method of communication between an external device and an implant is provided.
• the implant is implanted in a patient and the external device positioned external to the body of the patient, wherein the implant and the external device each comprise a wireless transceiver.
• the method comprising:
• the method further comprises altering an operation of the implant comprises controlling or switching an active unit of the implant.
• the method further comprises confirming the electrical connection between the implant and the external device, and as a result of the confirmation, altering an operation of the implant based on the decrypted data.
• the confirmation of the electrical connection comprises:
• the method further comprises the steps of:
• the external device is a wearable external device.
• the external device is a handset.
• the second and/or third external device is a handset.
• the second and/or third external device is a server.
• the second and/or third external device is cloud based.
• the first key is routed through the external device from the second external device.
• the fourth key is routed through the external device from the third external device.
• one or more of the first, second and third key comprises a biometric key.
• the external device is a handset.
• the second and/or third external device is cloud based.
• one or more of the first, second and third key comprises a biometric key.
• the method further comprising authentication of the communication between the implant and the external device comprising the steps of: measuring a parameter of the patient, by the implant, measuring the parameter of the patient, by the external device, comparing the parameter measured by the implant to the parameter measured by the external device, and authenticating the connection between the implant and the external device based on the comparison, as a result of authentication, decrypting the encrypted data, in the external device, using the combined key.
• an implant adapted for communication with an external device, when the implant is implanted in a patient, the implant comprising: a wireless transceiver configured to receive wireless communication, and configured for:
• the second key being generated by a second external device, separate from the external device or by a another external device being a generator of the second key on behalf of the second external device, the second key being received at the implant from anyone of, the external device, the second external device, and the generator of the second key, from the external device,
• the wireless transceiver is configured for:
• the computing unit is configured for:
• the computing unit is configured for altering an operation of the implant based on the decrypted data.
• the computing unit is configured for at least one of: based on the decrypted data, updating a control program running in the implant, and operating the implant using operation instructions in the decrypted data.
• the third key comprises a biometric key.
• an external device adapted for communication with an implant, when the implant is implanted in a patient, the external device comprising a wireless transceiver configured to receive wireless communication, and configured for: - receiving a first key, the first key being generated by a second external device, separate from the external device or by another external device being a generator of the second key on behalf of the second external device, the first key being received from anyone of the second external device and the generator of the second key,
• the wireless transceiver is configured for:
• the computing unit is configured for:
• a system comprising an implant according to the third part of aspect 246SE and an external device according to the fourth part of aspect 246SE, wherein the implant is implanted in a patient, the system further comprising a conductive member configured to be in electrical connection with the external device, wherein the conductive member is configured to be placed in electrical connection with a skin of the patient for conductive communication with the implant.
• the implant comprises at least one of: a pacemaker unit or implantable cardioverter defibrillators, an external heart compression device, an apparatus assisting the pump function of a heart of the patient, an operable artificial heart valve, an implantable drug delivery device, a hydraulic, mechanic, and/or electric constriction implant, an operable volume filling device, an operable gastric band, an operable implant for stretching the stomach wall of the patient, an operable cosmetic implant, an implant for adjusting or replacing any bone part of a body of the patient, an implant controlling the emptying of a urinary bladder, an implant hindering urinary leakage, an implant hindering anal incontinence, an implant controlling the emptying of fecal matter, an implant monitoring an aneurysm, an implant lubricating a joint, an implant with a reservoir for holding bodily fluids an implant storing and/or emptying a bodily reservoir or a surgically created reservoir, an implant communicating with a database outside the body, an implant
• the conductive member comprises a fingerprint reader, wherein the verification unit is configured to receive a fingerprint from the conductive member. Any other means for collecting biometric data is equally possible.
• the conductive communication comprises a key or a part of the key to be used for decrypting encrypted data received by the external device or the implant.
• the conductive communication comprises a key or a part of the key to be used for decrypting encrypted data received by the external device or the implant.
• the method comprises updating a control program running in the implant, by an internal computing unit of the implant, wherein the conductive communication comprises instructions for updating the control program.
• the conductive communication comprises feedback parameters relating to functionality of the implant.
• the method comprises sensing of at least one physiological parameter of the patient, by a sensor of the implant, wherein the conductive communication comprises said at least one physiological parameter of the patient.
• the implant further comprising a sensor for measuring a parameter of the patient and wherein the internal computing unit is further configured for: receiving a parameter of the patient, from the external device, comparing the parameter measured by the implant to a parameter measured by the external device, performing authentication of the conductive communication based on the comparison; and upon an authenticated conductive communication, operating the implant using the operating instructions.
• the implant being connected to a sensation generator, the implant being configured for: storing authentication data, related to a sensation generated by the sensation generator, receiving input authentication data from the external device, and wherein the implant comprises an internal computing unit configured for: comparing the authentication data to the input authentication data, and performing authentication of the conductive communication based on the comparison, upon an authenticated conductive communication, operating the implant using the operating instructions.
• the implant further comprising a sensor for sensing at least one physiological parameter of the patient, wherein the conductive communication comprises said at least one physiological parameter of the patient.
• an external device adapted for communication with an implant, when the implant is implanted in a patient, is provided.
• the external device is configured to be placed in electrical connection with a conductive member, for conductive communication with the implant.
• the external device being a handset or a wearable device.
• the conductive communication comprises a key or a part of the key to be used for decrypting encrypted data received by the external device or the implant.
• the external device is configured to transmit a first part of the key to the implant using the conductive communication, and to wirelessly transmit a second part of the key to the implant, and to encrypt data to be sent to the implant such that it can be decrypted using a combined key derived from the first and second parts of the key.
• the external device being configured to transmit instructions for updating a control program of the implant using the conductive communication.
• a conductive member configured to be in connection with an external device for communication between the external device and an implant implanted in a patient.
• the conductive member being configured to be in electrical connection with a skin of the patient or any other part of a body of the patient.
• the conductive member comprising a conductive interface for connecting the conductive member to the external device.
• the external device is a mobile phone, wherein the conductive member is in the form of a mobile phone case.
• the conductive member is arranged as an arm or wrist band being integrally formed with, or connected to, the external device.
• the conductive member is configured to be in conductive or electrical connection with the external device.
• the conductive member is configured to be in wireless connection with the external device.
• the conductive member comprises the verification unit.
• the external device comprises the verification unit.
• the establishment of conductive communication is configured to authenticate or partially authenticate the conductive communication between the implant and the external device.
• the implant comprises at least one of: a pacemaker unit or implantable cardioverter defibrillators, an external heart compression device, an apparatus assisting the pump function of a heart of the patient, an operable artificial heart valve, an implantable drug delivery device, a hydraulic, mechanic, and/or electric constriction implant, an operable volume filling device, an operable gastric band, an operable implant for stretching the stomach wall of the patient, an operable cosmetic implant, an implant for
• a sixth part of aspect 247SE there is provided computer program product of, or adapted to be run on, an external device adapted for communication with an implant, when the implant is implanted in a patient, wherein the external device is configured to be placed in electrical connection with a conductive member, wherein the computer program product is configured to cause the conductive member to have conductive communication with the implant.
• the computer program product is configured to cause the external device to transmit a conductive communication to the implant when in electrical connection with the conductive member.
• the computer program product is configured to cause the external device to receive conductive communication from the implant when in electrical connection with the conductive member.
• the computer program product is configured to cause a verification unit of the external device to receive authentication input from a user, for authenticating the conductive communication between the implant and the external device.
• the conductive communication comprises a key or a part of the key to be used for decrypting encrypted data received by the external device or the implant.
• the computer program product is configured to cause the external device to transmit a first part of the key to the implant using the conductive communication, and to wirelessly transmit a second part of the key to the implant, and to encrypt data to be sent to the implant such that it can be decrypted using a combined key derived from the first and second parts of the key.
• the computer program product is configured to cause the external device to transmit instructions for updating a control program of the implant using the conductive communication.
• the computer program product is configured to cause the external device to transmit operation instructions of the implant using the conductive communication.
• the computer program product is configured to receive instructions for updating a control program at the implant from the external device using the conductive communication.
• the external device and/or the conductive member comprises a verification unit configured to receive authentication input from a user, for authenticating the conductive communication between the implant and the external device.
• the implant being connected to a sensation generator, the implant being configured for: a. storing authentication data, related to a sensation generated by the sensation generator, b. receiving input authentication data from the external device, and wherein the implant comprises an internal computing unit configured for: i. comparing the authentication data to the input authentication data, and ii. performing authentication of the conductive communication based on the comparison.
• the external device is a handset or a wearable device.
• the implant comprises an internal computing unit configured to operate the implant using operation instructions, wherein the conductive communication comprises instructions for operating the implant.
• the implant comprises a sensor for sensing at least one physiological parameter of the patient, wherein the conductive communication comprises said at least one physiological parameter of the patient.
• Aspect 248SE Device synchronization sensation - Authenticating a connection between an implant and the external device by generating sensations - embodiments of aspect 248SE of the disclosure
• the sensation generator is contained within the implant.
• the method further comprises the step of: transmitting the input authentication data from the external device to the implant, wherein the analysis is performed by the implant.
• the implant comprises a motor for controlling a physical function in the body of the patient, wherein the motor being the sensation generator.
• the sensation is a sound created by running the motor.
• the analysis is performed by the implant, the method further comprising the step of: continuously requesting by the external device, or receiving at the external device, information of an authentication status of the connection between the implant and the external device, and upon determining, at the external device, that the connection is authenticated, transmitting further data from the external device to the implant.
• the further data comprises at least one of: data for updating a control program running in the implant, and operation instructions for operating the implant.
• the analysis is performed by the external device, the method further comprising the step of: continuously requesting by the implant, or receiving at the implant, information of an authentication status of the connection between the implant and the external device, and upon determining, at the implant, that the connection is authenticated, transmitting further data from the implant to the external device.
• the authentication data comprises a number of times that the sensation is generated by the sensation generator, and wherein the input authentication data comprises an input from the patient relating to a number of times the patient detected the sensation, wherein authenticating the connection comprises: upon determining that the number of times of the authentication data and the input authentication data are equal, authenticating the connection.
• the sensation generator is contained within the implant.
• authenticating the connection comprises: calculating a time difference between the timestamp of the authentication data and the timestamp of the input from the patient, and upon determining that the time difference is less than a threshold, authenticating the connection.
• the communication between the implant and the external device is a conductive communication.
• the implant according to the second part of aspect 248SE and/or with ability to use any of the methods of the first part of aspect 248SE, and/or with ability to perform the authentication process in any of third part of aspect 248SE and/or with ability to use any of the computer program products of the fourth part of aspect 248SE may comprise an internal control unit adapted to be involved in at least a part of the actions performed by the implant in at least a part of any one of the embodiments of the above.
• the step of confirming the connection between the implant and the external device comprises: generating, by a sensation generator, a sensation detectable by a sense of the patient, by the implant, authentication data, related to the generated sensation, providing, by the patient, input to the external device, resulting in input authentication data, and authenticating the connection based on a comparison of the input authentication data and the authentication data.
• a system comprising an implant of the fifth to eighth parts of the sixth aspect, an external device and a second external device, wherein the external device is configured to: a. receive a set of instructions from the second external device, b. store said set of instructions, wherein the external device comprises a computing unit configured to: c. combining a first set of instructions with a said stored set of instructions, forming a combined set of instructions, d. transmitting the combined set of instructions to the implant.
• the at least one wireless transceiver comprises a first wireless transceiver configured for communicating with the second external device, and a second wireless transceiver) configured for communicating with the implant.
• a communication range of the proprietary network protocol is less than a communication range of the standard network protocol.
• a frequency band of the proprietary network protocol differs from a frequency band of the standard network protocol.
• the frequency band of the proprietary network protocol is 13.56 MHz, wherein the standard network protocol in one from the list of
• the external device comprises: a sensor for measuring a parameter of the patient, by the external device, and an external computing unit configured for: i. receiving a parameter of the patient, from the implant, ii. comparing the parameter measured by the external device to the parameter measured by the implant, and iii. performing authentication of a wireless connection with the implant based on the comparison.
• the wireless communication between the external device and the second external device is performed by a first wireless transceiver of the at least one wireless transceiver and, wherein the wireless communication between the external device and the implant is performed by a second wireless transceiver of the at least one wireless transceiver.
• the method further comprising the step of configuring, by a computing unit of the external device, the at least one wireless transceiver to communicate between the external device and the implant using a proprietary network protocol, and to communicate between the external device and the second external device using a standard network protocol.
• the standard network protocol is one from the list of:
• a communication range of the proprietary network protocol is less than a communication range of the standard network protocol.
• a frequency band of the proprietary network protocol differs from a frequency band of the standard network protocol.
• the frequency band of the proprietary network protocol is 13.56 MHz, wherein the standard network protocol in one from the list of
• the wireless communication between the external device and the implant is authenticated by the steps of: i. measuring a parameter of the patient, by the external device ii. receiving a parameter of the patient, from the implant, iii. comparing the parameter measured by the external device to the parameter measured by the implant, and iv. performing authentication of a wireless connection based on the comparison.
• the parameter of the patient is a pulse of the patient.
• the parameter of the patient is a respiration rate of the patient.
• the parameter of the patient is a temperature of the patient.
• the parameter of the patient is at least one sound of the patient.
• the parameter of the patient is at least one physical movement of the patient.
• the measured parameter, by the external device is provided with a timestamp and the measured parameter received from the implant is provided with a timestamp, wherein the comparison of the parameter measured at the implant to the parameter measured by the external device comprises comparing the timestamp of the measured parameter received from the implant to the time stamp of the measured parameter by the external device.
• the step of comparing the parameter measured by the implant to the parameter measured by the external device comprises calculating a difference value between the parameter measured by the implant and the parameter measured by the external device, wherein the step of performing authentication comprises: authenticating the wireless connection if the difference value is less than a predetermined threshold difference value, and not authenticating the wireless connection if the difference value equals or exceeds the predetermined threshold difference value.
• the method further comprises synchronization of a clock of the external device with a clock of the implant.
• method comprising placing a conductive member, configured to be in connection with the external device, in electrical connection with a skin of the patient for conductive communication with the implant.
• the method comprising the step of communicating data between the implant and the external device using the proprietary network protocol following positive authentication.
• the third external device is operated by a caretaker of the patient.
• the second external device is operated by a caretaker of the patient.
• a computer-readable storage medium comprises instructions adapted to carry out the method of any embodiment of the second part of aspect 250SE when executed by a device having processing capability.
• the frequency band of the standard network protocol is not included in the first frequency band.
• the implant comprises a computing unit configured to only altering an operation of the implant based on data received using the proprietary network protocol.
• the system further comprising a second external device.
• the third external device is operated by a caretaker of the patient.
• the external device is configured to communicate further data via the conductive communication with the implant.
• the at least one wireless transceiver comprises a first wireless transceiver and a second wireless transceiver, wherein the computer program product is configured to cause the first wireless transceiver to communicate with the second external device, and wherein the computer program product is configured to cause the second wireless transceiver to communicate with the implant.
• a frequency band of the proprietary network protocol differs from a frequency band of the standard network protocol.
• the frequency band of the proprietary network protocol is 13.56 MHz , wherein the standard network protocol in one from the list of:
• the external device comprises: a sensor for measuring a parameter of the patient, by the external device, and an external computing unit, wherein the computer program product is configured to cause the external computing unit to: i. receive a parameter of the patient, from the implant, ii. compare the parameter measured by the external device to the parameter measured by the implant, and iii. perform authentication of a wireless connection with the implant based on the comparison,
• the computer program product is configured to cause the sensor to measure a temperature of the patient.
• the measured parameter, by the external device is provided with a timestamp and the measured parameter received from the implant is provided with a time stamp, wherein the comparison of the parameter measured at the implant to the parameter measured by the external device comprises comparing the timestamp of the measured parameter received from the implant to the timestamp of the measured parameter by the external device.
• the external device comprises: an interface for receiving, by the patient, input to the external device, resulting in input authentication data, a receiver for receiving authentication data from the implant, the authentication data relating to a generated sensation of a sensation generator connected to the implant, and an external computing unit, wherein the computer program product is configured to cause the external computing unit to: i. compare the authentication data to the input authentication data, and ii. perform authentication of the connection based on the comparison.
• the external device is configured to be placed in electrical connection with a conductive member, for conductive communication with the implant, and wherein the computer program product is configured to cause the external device to communicate further data via the conductive communication with the implant.
• the implant of the system of the fourth part of aspect 250SE, and/or with ability to communicate with the external device of the first part of aspect 250SE, and/or with ability to use any of the methods of the second part of aspect 250SE, and/or with ability to use a computer program product of the third or fifth parts of aspect 250SE comprises an internal control unit adapted to be involved in at least a part of the actions performed by the implant in at least a part of any one of the embodiments of aspect 250SE.
• the first point is a first slit and the second point is a second slit.
• the first and second slits may be adapted to receive the same communication from a single transmitter.
• the first communication method implemented by the first wireless receiver comprises RFID, Bluetooth, BLE, NFC, NFC-V, Infrared based communication, or Ultrasound based communication.
• the implant may be connected to a sensation generator.
• the implant may be configured for storing authentication data, related to a sensation generated by the sensation generator, and receiving input authentication data from the external device.
• the implant may further comprise an internal computing unit configured for:
• the method further comprises confirming, by the patient, the communication between the external device and the implant.
• the communication range of the first communication method is less than 10 meters.
• a frequency of a frequency band of the first communication method is 13.56 MHz or 27.12 MHz.
• the encrypted data comprises instructions for updating a control program running in the implant.
• the encrypted data comprises instructions for operating the implant.
• the communication has a phase, P, and wherein the computer program product is configured to cause the external device to transmit the communication from a first point, wherein the communication is cancelled for at least one point by having the computer program product being configured to cause the external device to: transmit the communication from a second point with a phase PiZn, wherein Z is any integer; or alternatively, wherein the communication is amplified for the at least one point by having the computer program product being configured to cause the external device to: transmit the communication from the second point with a phase P ⁇ 2Zn, wherein a distance between the first point and the at least one point equals the distance between the second point and the at least one point plus or minus any integer times a wavelength, X, of the communication.
• the first point is a first transmitter and the second point is a second transmitter.
• the computer program product is configured to cause the first point and the second point to be moved with respect to each other such that the at least one point is spatially shifted.
• the first point is associated with the implant and wherein the second point is associated with the external device.
• the computer program product is configured to cause a phase, P, of the communication to be alternated as to spatially shift the at least one point.
• the implant comprises at least one of: a pacemaker unit, or an implantable cardioverter defibrillators, an external heart compression device, an apparatus assisting the pump function of a heart of the patient, an operable artificial heart valve, an implantable drug delivery device, a hydraulic, mechanic, and/or electric constriction implant, an operable volume filling device, an operable gastric band, an operable implant for stretching the stomach wall of the patient, an operable cosmetic implant, an implant controlling the emptying of a urinary bladder, an implant hindering urinary leakage, an implant hindering anal incontinence, an implant controlling the emptying of fecal matter, an implant monitoring an aneurysm, an implant lubricating a joint, an implant with a reservoir for holding bodily fluids an implant storing and/or emptying a bodily reservoir or a surgically created reservoir, an implant communicating with a database outside the body
• the implant according to, or presented in, any one of the embodiments of aspect 251 SE, comprises an internal control unit adapted to be involved in at least a part of the actions performed by the implant in at least a part of any one of the embodiments of aspect 25 ISE.
• Aspect 252SE Dual systems - Two communication systems for communication between implant and external device - embodiments of aspect 252SE of the disclosure
• a method for communication between an external device and an implant when implanted in a patient comprising: using a first communication system for sending data from the external device to the implant, and using a second, different, communication system for receiving, at the external device, data from the implant.
• the method further comprises: receiving, at the implant a third key being generated by a second external device, separate from the external device or by another external device being a generator of the second key on behalf of the second external device, the third key being received at the implant from anyone of, the external device, the second external device, and the generator of the second key, and deriving the combined key using the first and third keys and the second key held by the implant.
• the method further comprises: confirming the connection via the first communication system between the implant and the external device, and as a result of the confirmation, instructing the implant based on data sent from the external device.
• the method further comprises: confirming the connection, via the first communication system, between the implant and the external device, and as a result of the confirmation, instructing the implant based on the decrypted data.
• the first communication system is configured for wireless communication using a first network protocol
• the second communication system is configured for wireless communication using a second network protocol
• the first or second network protocol is a proprietary network protocol, wherein the other network protocol is a standard network protocol.
• the method further comprises: using a third communication system, the third communication system being different than the first and second communication system, for sending data from a second external device, separate from the external device, to the implant.
• the data received at the external device from the implant comprises feedback signals from the implant including one or more from the list of: physiological or physical sensor parameters related to the status of the body of the patient, and physical or functional parameters related to status of the implant.
• an external device configured for communication with an implant when implanted in a patient, the external device comprising a first communication system for sending data to the implant, and a second, different, communication system for receiving data from the implant.
• the external device is configured for sending a first key to the implant using the first communication system, the first key being needed for decrypting the data.
• the external device is configured for sending a third key to the implant using the first communication system, the third key being generated by a second external device, separate from the external device or by another external device being a generator of the second key on behalf of the second external device, the third key being received at the external device and sent to the implant using the first communication system.
• the further data comprises at least one of: data for updating a control program running in the implant, and operation instructions for operating the implant.
• the first communication system is configured for wireless communication using a first network protocol
• the second communication system is configured for wireless communication using a second network protocol.
• the first or second network protocol is a proprietary network protocol, wherein the other network protocol is a standard network protocol.
• the second communication system is configured to receive a first key from the implant, wherein the external device comprises a computing unit configured for: deriving a combined key using the first key with a second key held by the external device, and decrypting the encrypted data received from the implant using the combined key.
• the data received from the implant via the second communication system comprises feedback signals from the implant including one or more from the list of: physiological or physical sensor parameters related to the status of the body of the patient, and physical or functional parameters related to status of the implant.
• the data sent from the external device to the implant is encrypted data.
• the data sent to the implant is encrypted data.
• a computer program product of, or arranged to run on, an external device configured for communication with an implant when implanted in a patient comprising a. a first communication system, wherein the computer program product is configured to cause the first communication system to be used for sending data to the implant, b. a second, different, communication system wherein the computer program product is configured to cause the second communication system to be used for receiving data from the implant.
• the computer program product is configured to cause the external device to send a first key to the implant using the first communication system, the first key being needed for decrypting the data.
• the first or second network protocol is a proprietary network protocol, wherein the other network protocol is a standard network protocol.
• an external device for relaying communication between a second external device and an implant implanted in a patient.
• the external device comprises a wireless transceiver configured for wireless communication with the second external device and the implant.
• the wireless transceiver is configured to receive an instruction from the second external device.
• the wireless transceiver is configured to transmit the instruction to the implant.
• the external device further comprises a verification unit.
• the verification unit is configured to: upon authentication of the relaying functionality of the external device, cause the wireless transceiver to transmit the instruction to the implant; and upon non-authentication or failed authentication of the relaying functionality of the external device, cause the external device to hold the instructions.
• the authentication input is a parameter of the patient.
• NFC Near-field communication
• the instruction received at the external device is encrypted.
• the external device may be configured to transmit the instruction to the implant without decrypting the instruction
• the second external device comprises an instruction provider adapted to receive instructions from a caregiver generating at least one component of the instruction.
• the authentication input is a parameter of the patient.
• the computer program product is configured to cause the external device to decrypt the communication from the second external device at the external device and wherein the computer program product is further configured to cause the external device to transmit the decrypted communication to the implant via a short range communication method.
• the implant comprises at least one of: a pacemaker unit, or an implantable cardioverter defibrillators, an external heart compression device, an apparatus assisting the pump function of a heart of the patient, an operable artificial heart valve, an implantable drug delivery device, a hydraulic, mechanic, and/or electric constriction implant, an operable volume filling device, an operable gastric band, an operable implant for stretching the stomach wall of the patient, an operable cosmetic implant, an implant controlling the emptying of a urinary bladder, an implant hindering urinary leakage, an implant hindering anal incontinence, an implant controlling the emptying of fecal matter, an implant monitoring an aneurysm, an implant lubricating a joint, an implant with a reservoir for holding bodily fluids an implant storing and/or emptying a bodily reservoir or a surgically created reservoir, an implant communicating with a database outside the body, an implant able to be programmed
• the implant according to, or presented in, any one of the embodiments of aspect 253SE comprises an internal control unit adapted to be involved in at least a part of the actions performed by the implant in at least a part of any one of the embodiments of aspect 25 ISE.
• a method for updating a control program adapted to run in a computing unit of an implant when implanted in a patient comprising: receiving data by the computing unit, and updating, by the computing unit, the control program on the basis of the received data.
• the method further comprises: transmitting data from the implant to an external device, updating the control program, at the external device, on the basis of the received data, wherein the data received by the computing unit comprises the updated control program.
• the data transmitted from the implant comprises at least one physiological parameter of the patient.
• the method further comprises: sensing at least one parameter using an implantable sensor, wherein the received data by the computing unit comprises said at least one sensed parameter, and updating, by the computing unit, the control program on the basis of the at least one sensed parameter.
• the method further comprises: the patient or a caregiver of the patient controlling the computing unit using at least one of an implantable manual receiver, an implantable switch and a remote control, the patient or caregiver providing feedback related to the operation of the implant, wherein the data received by the computing unit comprises said feedback, and the computing unit updating the control program on the basis of the patient feedback.
• the data received by the computing unit comprises said feedback.
• the method further comprises the steps of: -updating the control program, at an external device, on the basis of the said feedback, wherein the data received by the computing unit comprises the updated control program.
• the step of updating the control program comprises adjusting at least one parameter of the implant.
• the method further comprises the steps of: transmitting the received feedback to an external device, and wherein the received data by the computing unit comprises calibration parameters transmitted from the external device, said calibration parameters based on the feedback provided to the external device.
• the method further comprises the steps of: -receiving authentication input from a user for authenticating the updating of the control program, as a result of the authentication input, updating the control program by the computing unit.
• the implant is wirelessly connected to an external device, the external device configured to relay communication between a second external device and an implant, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, by a wireless transceiver in the external device, an instruction from the second external device communicated using a first network protocol, receiving, by a verification unit of the external device, authentication input from a user, authenticating the relay functionality of the external device based on the authentication input, and transmitting, by the wireless transceiver, the instruction to the implant, only if the relaying functionality of the external device is authenticated, using a second network protocol, wherein the data received by the computing unit comprises the instructions.
• the authentication input is a parameter of the patient.
• the authentication input is a code.
• the second network protocol is a proprietary network protocol.
• the data received by the computing unit is encrypted, the method further comprising the steps of: receiving, by the computing unit, at least one key, and decrypting the encrypted data using the at least one key.
• the implant is further configured for: transmitting data, using a transceiver, from the implant to an external device, as a response to the transmitted data, receiving, by the transceiver, an updated control program from the external device.
• the implant further comprises a sensor for sensing at least one physiological parameter of the patient, wherein the data transmitted from the implant comprises at least one physiological parameter of the implant.
• the data transmitted from the implant comprises at least one functional parameter of the implant.
• the implant is further in communication with an implantable sensor adapted to sense at least one parameter, wherein the received data by the computing unit comprises said at least one sensed parameter, wherein the computing unit is configured for updating, the control program on the basis of the at least one sensed parameter.
• the at least one parameter comprises at least one physiological parameter of the implant.
• the at least one parameter comprises at least one functional parameter of the implant.
• the computing unit is configured to be controlled by at least one of an implantable manual receiver, an implantable switch or a remote control to received feedback from the patient, wherein the computing unit is configured to update the control program on the basis of the patient feedback.
• the implant is configured to receive feedback from at least one of, the patient in whom the implant is implanted and at least one sensor, in response to the control program controlling the implant, wherein the computing unit is configured to update the control program on the basis of the received feedback.
• the implant is configured to transmit the received feedback to an external device, and as a response there to, receiving data by the computing unit comprising calibration parameters transmitted from the external device, said calibration parameters based on the feedback provided to the external device.
• the computing unit is configured to update the control program by adjusting at least one parameter of the implant.
• the computing unit is configured to receive authentication input from a user for authenticating the updating of the control program, and as a result of the authentication input, update the control program by the computing unit.
• the first network protocol is a standard network protocol from the list of: a Radio Frequency type protocol, a RFID type protocol, a WLAN type protocol, a Bluetooth type protocol, a BLE type protocol, a NFC type protocol, a 3G/4G/5G type protocol, a GSM type protocol.
• the second network protocol is a proprietary network protocol.
• the implant according to at least a part of any one of embodiments of aspect 254SE comprises at least one of: a pacemaker unit, or an implantable cardioverter defibrillators, an external heart compression device, an apparatus assisting the pump function of a heart of the patient, an operable artificial heart valve, an implantable drug delivery device, a hydraulic, mechanic, and/or electric constriction implant, an operable volume filling device, an operable gastric band, an operable implant for stretching the stomach wall of the patient, an operable cosmetic implant, an implant controlling the emptying of a urinary bladder, an implant hindering urinary leakage, an implant hindering anal incontinence, an implant controlling the emptying of fecal matter, an implant monitoring an aneurysm, an implant lubricating a joint, an implant with a reservoir for holding bodily fluids an implant storing and/or emptying a bodily reservoir or a surgically created reservoir, an implant communicating with a database outside
• the vascular portion further comprises a needle operating device configured to displace the needle such that the needle can change from extracting blood at a first site to extracting blood at a second site.
• the senor is an optical sensor configured to optically sense at least one parameter of the blood of the patient.
• the at least one sensor is configured to sense the presence of at least one of: an antibiotic pharmaceutical, a chemotherapy pharmaceutical and insulin or a substance caused by anyone of the preceding.
• an implant comprising at least one sensor for sensing at least one physiological parameter of the patient and a communication unit configured to transmit the sensed parameter from the body of the patient to an external device.
• the implant comprises at least one food passageway portion configured to be placed in proximity to the food passageway of the patient, and wherein the food passageway portion comprises the sensor, and wherein the sensor is a sensor configured to sense at least one parameter related to the food passageway of the patient.
• the senor is a sensor configured to directly or indirectly and precisely or approximately sense the passage of food down the food passageway, including at least one of solid food passing down the food passageway, liquid passing down the food passageway, and the number of swallowing of contents passing down the food passageway of at least one of: an intestine, the stomach and the esophagus.
• an implant comprising at least one sensor for sensing at least one physiological parameter of the patient and a communication unit configured to transmit the sensed parameter from the body of the patient to an external device.
• the at least one sensor is an ultrasound sensor configured to sense the at least one parameter of the patient using ultrasound.
• the implant comprises a cardiac portion, and the cardiac portion comprises the ultrasound sensor, and the ultrasound sensor is configured to sense at least one parameter related to the heart of the patient.
• the senor is configured to sense at least one parameter related to the electrical activity of the heart.
• an implant comprising at least one sensor for sensing at least one physiological parameter of the patient and a communication unit configured to transmit the sensed parameter from the body of the patient to an external device, wherein the implant comprises a pulmonary portion.
• the pulmonary portion comprises the sensor, and the sensor is configured to sense at least one parameter related to the lungs of the patient.
• the sensor is at least one of an accelerometer, a motility sensor, and a strain sensor.
• the senor is an optical sensor configured to optically sense at least one parameter of the lungs of the patient.
• the sensor is at least one of an accelerometer, a motility sensor, and a strain sensor.
• an implant comprising at least one sensor for sensing at least one physiological parameter of the patient and a communication unit configured to transmit the sensed parameter from the body of the patient to an external device, wherein the at least one sensor is an audio sensor configured to sense the at least one audio parameter of the patient.
• an implant comprising at least one sensor for sensing at least one physiological parameter of the patient and a communication unit configured to transmit the sensed parameter from the body of the patient to an external device, wherein the at least one sensor is an audio sensor configured to sense the at least one audio parameter of the patient.
• the senor is a sensor configured to sense an audio parameter related to an activity of the gastrointestinal system.
• the senor is a sensor configured to sense an audio parameter related to an activity of the lungs of the patient.
• the senor is a sensor configured to sense an audio parameter related to an activity of the heart of the patient.
• the sensor is a sensor configured to sense an audio parameter related to the voice of the patient.
• the external device comprises a sensor for recording the information to be added to the data pertaining to the sensed parameter.
• the sensor comprises a thermometer or a geographical positioning sensor such as a global navigation satellite system, GNSS, receiver.
• GNSS global navigation satellite system
• the external device is configured to automatically add the information to the data pertaining to the sensed parameter.
• the implant comprises at least one of: a pacemaker unit, or an implantable cardioverter defibrillators, an external heart compression device, an apparatus assisting the pump function of a heart of the patient, an operable artificial heart valve, an implantable drug delivery device, a hydraulic, mechanic, and/or electric constriction implant, an operable volume filling device, an operable gastric band, an operable implant for stretching the stomach wall of the patient, an operable cosmetic implant, an implant controlling the emptying of a urinary bladder, an implant hindering urinary leakage, an implant hindering anal incontinence, an implant controlling the emptying of fecal matter, an implant monitoring an aneurysm, an implant lubricating a joint, an implant with a reservoir for holding bodily fluids an implant storing and/or emptying a bodily reservoir or a surgically created reservoir, an implant communicating with a database outside the body, an implant able to be programmed from outside the body, an implant communicating with a database outside the body, an implant able to be programme
• the method further comprises the step of transmitting the parameter measured by the implant from the implant to the external device, wherein the comparison is performed by the external device.
• the method further comprising determining a cryptographic hash based on the parameter as measured by at least one of the external device and the implant, wherein the further data comprises the cryptographic hash.
• the first sensor is configured to measure a pulse of the patient.

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