Tablet Instructions
11
RNS
®
System Programming Manual
F
UNCTIONALITY WITH AND WITHOUT A
PDMS
C
ONNECTION
Note: Programming functions that are typically performed in the operating room do not require an
Internet connection to the PDMS.
The table below identifies the tablet functions that do not require an Internet connection to the PDMS and
those that do.
Function
Internet Connection to
the PDMS Required
Interrogate the neurostimulator
No
View neurostimulator information and settings downloaded during current
session, including battery voltage, impedance, stimulation settings,
recording montage
No
Create or change the recording montage
No
Set up or adjust ECoG capture settings
No
Select and program a default detection set or a custom detection set
previously saved to the tablet from the PDMS
No
Select and program all stimulation settings
No
View stored information such as ECoGs, neurostimulator activity and
settings for any patient
Yes
Make a new detection set or adjust parameters of a detection set
Yes
C
ONNECT TO THE
I
NTERNET FOR
PDMS
A
CCESS
When connected to the Internet and logged in to the Patient Data Management System (PDMS), the
RNS
®
Tablet provides a look-through to the information stored on the PDMS, such as ECoGs,
neurostimulator settings and activity. The PDMS is a patient database integrated with the RNS
®
Tablet;
the PDMS is also available using a browser on any Internet-connected computer. The tablet ships with
Wi-Fi enabled, so it can detect available Wi-Fi networks out of the box.
Note: If you attempt to connect to a Wi-Fi network that requires you to go to an Internet website to
log in, as in some hotels and coffee shops, you will not be able to log in because the tablet does
not have an Internet browser program. As a medical device, its Internet connectivity is restricted
to the PDMS only.
The tablet ships with Wi-Fi and mobile broadband enabled.
Mobile Broadband Works Automatically
Mobile broadband is pre-configured by NeuroPace to be on and working, so no further effort is
necessary and the tablet will connect to mobile broadband automatically if a signal is available.
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