CPC A61N 1/37223 (2013.01) [A61N 1/37247 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for pairing a second external device for communications with an implantable medical device (IMD) using a first external device, the method comprising:
(a) receiving at the first external device a first input to pair the second external device for communications with the IMD;
(b) in response to the first input, transmitting from the first external device to the IMD a first command along a first communication link, wherein the first command causes the IMD to enter a pairing mode whereby the IMD broadcasts pairing data;
(c) receiving the pairing data at the second external device from the IMD; and
(d) receiving at the second external device a second input, wherein the second input causes the second external device to pair for communications with the IMD along a second communication link.
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