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A system for treating a patient, comprising:
an implantable medical device system comprising an implantable medical device;
an implantable sensor configured to detect at least a characteristic indicative of intentional performance by the patient of a specified body movement;
A system, wherein the implantable medical device system is programmed to control operation of the implantable medical device system based on the sensed performance of the specified body motion. 3. The system of claim 1, further comprising an external device configured to be operable as part of the system from outside the patient. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the external device is selected from the group consisting of smart phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, desktop computers, remote controls, clinical programmers, and communication bridges. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the specified body motion comprises a signal generated by the external device. wherein the implantable medical device and the external device are configured to communicate wirelessly, the system comprising:
further comprising a telemetry communication module programmed to execute telemetry protocol instructions to establish an authenticated communication link between the implantable medical device and the external device;
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the telemetry protocol instructions include identification of occurrences of the specified body motion. The telemetry communication module is programmed to perform secure communication link establishment as part of a pairing process between the implantable medical device and the external device; 6. The system of claim 5, establishing a secure communication link between the implantable medical device and the external device. initiate a pairing process between the external device and the implantable medical device;
3. The external device of claim 2, further comprising said external device programmed to complete said pairing process only if said execution of sensing corresponds to an action for initiating said pairing process. system. the external device positionable in proximity to the sensor;
an external sensor carried by said external device and configured to detect said intentional performance by said patient of said specified body movement concurrently with sensing via said implantable sensor. Item 3. The system according to item 2. 3. The system of claim 1, further comprising the implantable medical device programmed to treat sleep disordered breathing. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the controlled operation comprises changing an operational mode of the implantable medical device. 10. The system is programmed to prompt the implantable medical device to switch from a sleep mode of operation to a pairing mode of operation in response to the sensed execution of the specified body motion. 1. The system according to 1. 4. The implantable sensor comprises a motion-based transducer sensor component, optionally wherein the motion-based transducer sensor comprises a component selected from the group consisting of accelerometers, gyroscopes and pressure sensors. 1. The system according to 1. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the specified body motion comprises tapping the patient's body within the area of a sensor component of the implantable sensor. wherein the implantable medical device system is programmed to recognize a plurality of different specified body motions, the implantable sensor produces a signal indicative of the sensed body motion characteristic of the patient, and the system but,
receiving a signal from the implantable sensor;
2. The system of claim 1, further comprising recognizing a current specified body motion performance from the plurality of different specified body motions based on the signal. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the implantable medical device system is programmed to perform different control actions in response to each of the plurality of different specified body motions.