Identifier device for implantable defibrillators and pacemakers

• US 10,293,170 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2016
• Issued: 05/21/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vassilis Dimas
• Original Assignee: Vassilis Dimas
• Inventors: Dimas, Vassilis
• Primary Examiner(s): Rushing, Mark S
• Application Number:
  US15/207,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20160317823A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,044 Days
• Field of Search: 34087007
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37229 Shape or location of the implanted or external antenna
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/43 using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth or ZigBee
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

An identifier apparatus 10 for acquiring a signature signal frequency 12 from an implantable medical device 11 that is internally implanted in a patient. The apparatus 10 identifies the type of implantable medical device 11 and the device manufacturer by the unique signature signal frequency 12 of the manufacturer and device. The apparatus 10 aids healthcare providers with quick and exact knowledge of a patients implanted device.

Claims

1. A telemetric device comprising:

an electrical circuit configured to operate when an alternating current of a particular frequency is received as an input, wherein the electrical circuit is configured to emit an alternating current circuit-signal of a certain frequency when in operation;

a first antenna in electrical communication with the electrical circuit, wherein the first antenna is configured to function as an inductive current coil when placed in a radio wave field;

a second antenna in electrical communication with the electrical circuit, wherein the second antenna is configured to radiate radio waves when alternating electrical current is passed through the second antenna;

a central processor in electrical communication with the electrical circuit to generate binary outputs by performing algorithmic functions of a computer program based upon binary inputs, wherein the central processor is configured to receive the circuit-signal from the electrical circuit, convert the circuit-signal to binary information, assign a proxy value for the circuit signal, and obtain a matching value from a database;

wherein the central processor further sends a command-signal based upon a match between the proxy value and the database value from the database; and

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a display screen configured to display information regarding the matching value based upon the command-signal.

2. The telemetric device of claim 1 comprising a handheld telemetric device adapted to detect radio frequencies emitted by devices surgically implanted in a body of a person and to identify specific signature frequencies of the implanted devices.

3. The telemetric device of claim 2 wherein each specific signature frequency corresponds to a particular proxy value.

4. The telemetric device of claim 2 wherein the proxy value corresponds to a particular manufacturer of the implanted devices.

5. The telemetric device of claim 3 wherein the proxy value corresponds to a particular manufacturer of the implanted devices.

6. The telemetric device of claim 1 further comprising a housing containing the electrical circuit, the central processor, and the display screen.

7. The telemetric device of claim 1 wherein the electrical circuit further comprises a resonant circuit adapted to resonate at a selected frequency, tuning circuitry adapted to enable tuning of the resonant circuit to resonate at the particular frequency, and an excitation circuit adapted to emit the alternating current circuit-signal in response to the first antenna detecting a signal having the particular frequency.

8. The telemetric device of claim 7 wherein the second antenna is in electrical communication with the excitation circuit and is adapted to radiate radio waves corresponding to the alternating current circuit-signal.

9. The telemetric device of claim 8 wherein the tuning circuitry is further adapted to enable selection of a frequency of the alternating current circuit-signal.

10. The telemetric device of claim 7 wherein the tuning circuitry is adapted to enable manual tuning of the resonant frequency of the resonant circuit.

11. The telemetric device of claim 9 wherein the tuning circuitry is adapted to enable automatic tuning of the resonant frequency of the resonant circuit in response to information received from service providers.

12. A telemetric device comprising:

an electrical circuit configured to operate when an alternating current of one of a plurality of particular frequencies is received as an input, wherein the electrical circuit is configured to emit an alternating current circuit-signal corresponding to the particular received frequency when in operation;

a first antenna in electrical communication with the electrical circuit, wherein the first antenna is configured to function as an inductive current coil when placed in a radio wave field;

a second antenna in electrical communication with the electrical circuit, wherein the second antenna is configured to radiate radio waves when alternating electrical current is passed through the second antenna;

a central processor in electrical communication with the electrical circuit to generate binary outputs by performing algorithmic functions of a computer program based upon binary inputs, wherein the central processor is configured to receive the circuit-signal from the electrical circuit, convert the circuit-signal to binary information, assign a proxy value for the circuit signal, and obtain a matching value from a database;

wherein the central processor further sends a command-signal based upon a match between the proxy value and the database value from the database; and

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a display screen configured to display information regarding the matching value based upon the command-signal.

13. The telemetric device of claim 12 wherein the central processor is configured to perform a Fourier transform on the particular received frequency to identify the particular received frequency.

14. The telemetric device of claim 12 wherein the electrical circuit further comprises a resonant circuit adapted to resonate at a selected frequency, tuning circuitry adapted to enable tuning of the resonant circuit to resonate at least at the particular received frequency, and an excitation circuit adapted to emit the alternating current circuit-signal in response to resonation by the resonant circuit.

15. The telemetric device of claim 12 wherein the electrical circuit further comprises a resonant circuit adapted to resonate at a selected frequency, tuning circuitry adapted to enable tuning of the resonant circuit to resonate at least at the particular received frequency, and an excitation circuit adapted to emit a communication signal corresponding to the particular received frequency in response to resonation by the resonant circuit.

16. The telemetric device of claim 15 wherein the second antenna is in electrical communication with the excitation circuit and is adapted to radiate radio waves corresponding to the communication signal.

17. The telemetric device of claim 16 wherein the tuning circuitry is further adapted to enable selection of a frequency of the communication signal.

18. The telemetric device of claim 12 wherein the electrical circuit further comprises plurality of circuit arrays, each associated with a different one of the plurality of particular frequencies, with each circuit array including:

a resonant circuit adapted to resonate at a selected frequency;

tuning circuitry adapted to enable tuning of the resonant circuit to resonate at the particular frequency corresponding to the respective circuit array; and

an excitation circuit adapted to emit a communication signal corresponding to the particular frequency corresponding to the respective circuit array in response to resonation by the resonant circuit.

19. The telemetric device of claim 18 wherein the tuning circuitry is further adapted to enable selection of a frequency of the communication signal.

20. The telemetric device of claim 12 wherein the alternating current circuit-signal has a certain frequency and the central processor is configured to receive the circuit-signal from the electrical circuit, convert the circuit-signal to binary information and assign the proxy value based on the circuit signal.