Implantable medical device with voice responding and...

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2005-03-04

2009-06-23

Layno, Carl H (Department: 3766)

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical therapeutic systems

C607S002000, C607S004000, C607S005000, C607S009000, C607S017000, C607S018000, C607S027000, C607S028000, C607S030000, C607S060000, C600S508000, C600S513000, C600S528000, C600S586000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07551962

ABSTRACT:
An implantable medical device such as a cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardioverter/defibrillator with the capability of receiving communications in the form of speech spoken by the patient. An acoustic transducer is incorporated within the device which along with associated filtering circuitry enables the voice communication to be used to affect the operation of the device or recorded for later playback.

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