Mitigating false messaging in leadless dual-chamber pacing systems and other IMD systems
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1. For use by an implantable medical device (IMD), a method for reducing how often the IMD accepts false messages, the method comprising:
- receiving a message;
performing error detection and correction on the message;
determining a quality measure indicative of at least one of a quality of the message or a quality of a channel over which the message was received;
determining whether to reject the message based on the quality measure, wherein;
the IMD is a first leadless pacemaker (LP) configured to be implanted in a first chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart and configured to selectively deliver pacing pules;
the message is received by the first LP from a second LP that is configured to be implanted in second chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart and configured to at least one of sense intrinsic depolarizations or selectively deliver pacing pulses;
the message is indicative of when the second LP sensed an intrinsic depolarization or delivered a pacing pulse; and
the message, if accepted, is used to trigger a timer of the first LP.
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Abstract
Implantable medical devices (IMDs), and methods for use therewith, reduce how often an IMD accepts false messages. Such a method can include receiving a message and performing error detection and correction on the message. Such a method can also include determining a quality measure indicative of a quality of the message and/or a quality of a channel over which the message was received, and determining whether to reject the message based on the quality measure.
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1. For use by an implantable medical device (IMD), a method for reducing how often the IMD accepts false messages, the method comprising:
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receiving a message; performing error detection and correction on the message; determining a quality measure indicative of at least one of a quality of the message or a quality of a channel over which the message was received; determining whether to reject the message based on the quality measure, wherein; the IMD is a first leadless pacemaker (LP) configured to be implanted in a first chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart and configured to selectively deliver pacing pules; the message is received by the first LP from a second LP that is configured to be implanted in second chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart and configured to at least one of sense intrinsic depolarizations or selectively deliver pacing pulses; the message is indicative of when the second LP sensed an intrinsic depolarization or delivered a pacing pulse; and the message, if accepted, is used to trigger a timer of the first LP. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 2. The method of claimed 1, wherein the quality measure is indicative of a quality of the message.
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12. An implantable medical device (IMD), comprising:
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at least one receiver configured to receive messages; and
at least one of a processor or controller configure to;perform error detection and correction on a message received by the at least one receiver; determine a quality measure indicative of at least one of a quality of the message or a quality of a channel over which the message was received; and determine whether to reject the message based on the quality measure, wherein;
the IMD is a first leadless pacemaker (LP) configured to be implanted in a first chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart and configured to selectively deliver pacing pules;the at least one receiver receives messages from a second LP that is configured to be implanted in a second chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart and configured to at least one of sense intrinsic depolarizations or selectively deliver pacing pulses; at least some of the messages received by the at least one receiver are indicative of when the second LP sensed an intrinsic depolarization or delivered a pacing pulse; and at least some of the message, if accepted, are used to trigger a timer of the first LP. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. For use by an implantable medical device (IMD), a method for reducing how often the IMD accepts false messages, the method comprising:
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receiving a message; performing error detection and correction on the message; determining a first quality measure indicative of a quality of the message;
determining a second quality measure indicative of a quality of a channel over which the message was received; anddetermining whether to reject the message based on the first and second quality measures, wherein; the IMD is a first leadless pacemaker (LP) configured to be implanted in a first chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart and configured to selectively deliver pacing pules; the at least one receiver receives messages from a second LP that is configured to be implanted in a second chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart and configured to at least one of sense intrinsic depolarizations or selectively deliver pacing pulses; at least some of the messages received by the at least one receiver are indicative of when the second LP sensed an intrinsic depolarization or delivered a pacing pulse; and at least some of the message, if accepted, are used to trigger a timer of the first LP. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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