USPTO UI Design Patent for Remote Care Controller Devices

ChangeBridge: Patent Grants - Health Informatics (G16H)

Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 24th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a design patent (US12586689B2) for a user interface design related to remote care controller devices. The patent covers the visual appearance of user interfaces for patient and clinician controllers used in remote care architectures, including features for audiovisual communication and device programming.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued design patent US12586689B2, titled "UI design for patient and clinician controller devices operative in a remote care architecture." This patent grants exclusive rights for the visual design of user interfaces for devices used in remote healthcare delivery systems. The design specifically pertains to controllers that facilitate telehealth consultations and the remote programming of implantable medical devices (IMDs) through an integrated graphical user interface.

This patent grant is a non-binding intellectual property right and does not impose new regulatory obligations on healthcare providers or medical device manufacturers. However, it signifies a recognized innovation in the design of remote care technology. Companies developing or manufacturing similar user interfaces for remote patient monitoring and telehealth systems should be aware of this patent to avoid potential infringement claims.

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UI design for patient and clinician controller devices operative in a remote care architecture

Grant US12586689B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventors

Scott DeBates, Germinal Ibarrola, Lonnie Smith, James Nagle

Abstract

A system, method and network architecture for facilitating remote care delivery involving a patient having an implantable medical device (IMD). Upon establishing a remote care session between a patient controller device and a clinician programmer, wherein the clinician and the patient are remotely located with respect to each other, telehealth consultation may be provided to the patient by the clinician via an audiovisual (AV) communications session channel. Responsive to determining that the patient requires remote therapy, one or more (re)programming instructions may be provided to the patient's IMD via a remote therapy session channel of the remote care session using an integrated graphical user interface (GUI) that may include suitable GUI controls for AV communications, remote session control as well as the remote programming of the patient's IMD.

CPC Classifications

G16H 80/00 G16H 10/60 G16H 20/30 G16H 40/67 A61B 5/0031 A61B 5/7435 A61N 1/37247 A61N 1/37282 A61N 1/37254 H04L 43/04 H04L 65/1069 H04L 65/80 H04N 7/14 H04N 7/15