A method and system of remotely controlling an implanted stimulator for
providing electrical pulses to nerve tissue, comprises an implantable
stimulator, an interface unit, and a mobile device such as a modified
PDA/cell phone (or pocket PC/cell phone). The implanted stimulator may be
for vagus nerve(s), sacral plexus, spinal cord or the like. The implanted
stimulator comprises an implanted pulse generator (IPG) and a
stimulus-receiver module. Interrogation and programming of the implanted
stimulator may be performed remotely via a modified PDA/cell phone over a
wide area network. The interface unit at the patient end comprises a
telemetry module, and may be part of an external stimulator or a
programmer. In one aspect of the invention, in addition to remote
interrogation and programming, a patient's clinical data/information,
report, and invoicing information can-be retrieved from a server,
reviewed, and updated on the modified PDA/cell phone over a wide area
network.
