Managing telemetry communication modes of a device

• US 10,307,599 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2018
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Schilling, Eric A., House, Christopher T., Kivi, Gary P., Kleckner, Karen J., Komp, John W., Wine, Nicholas C., Yoder, Matthew R., Zhang, Bo
• Primary Examiner(s): Fairchild, Mallika D
• Application Number:
  US15/918,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20180200525A1
• Time in Patent Office: 449 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/362 Heart stimulators heart defibrillators A61N1/39
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37217 characterised by the communication link, e.g. acoustic or tactile
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37223 Circuits for electromagnetic coupling
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37252 Details of algorithms or data aspects of communication system, e.g. handshaking, transmitting specific data or segmenting data
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37254 Pacemaker or defibrillator security, e.g. to prevent or inhibit programming alterations by hackers or unauthorised individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37276 characterised by means for reducing power consumption during telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/88 Medical equipments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/142 Managing session states for stateless protocols; Signalling session states; State transitions; Keeping-state mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/028 switching on or off only a part of the equipment circuit blocks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/10 : adapted for application session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 : Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating management of operation of an implantable medical device (“IMD”) using a number of communication modes are provided. An IMD is configured to operate in a disabled mode wherein radio frequency (RF) telemetry communication is disabled, or operate in a first advertising mode using the RF telemetry communication. The IMD receives a clinician session request from a clinician device via an induction telemetry protocol while operating in the disabled mode or the first advertising mode, and transitions to operating from the disabled mode or the first advertising mode to operating in a second advertising mode based on receiving the clinician session request. From the second advertising mode, the IMD can establish a clinician telemetry session with the clinician device using the RF telemetry communication and a unique security mechanism facilitated by an identifier for the clinician device included in the clinician session request.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a communication component configured to facilitate telemetry communication between the device and a second device using a first telemetry communication protocol to communicate data; and

a communication mode management component configured to control operation of the device in a plurality of communication modes, the plurality of communication modes including;

a first advertising mode configured to facilitate establishment of a first type of telemetry communication session between the device and the second device using the first telemetry communication protocol; and

a second advertising mode configured to facilitate establishment of a second type of telemetry communication session between the device and the second device using the first telemetry communication protocol,

wherein the device transitions from the first advertising mode to the second advertising mode in response to receiving a request for the second type of telemetry communication session.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the first type of telemetry communication session is more restrictive than the second type of communication session.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the first type of telemetry communication session only permits reading of stored data and the second type of communication session permits reading of stored data and programming of operating parameters of the device.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein the first type of telemetry communications session only permits reading of previously stored data and the second type of communication session permits reading of previously stored data and obtaining real-time data.

5. The device of claim 2, further comprising circuitry configured to at least one of obtain sensed physiological data associated with a patient or deliver a therapy to the patient, wherein the first type of telemetry communication session permits reading of sensed physiological data associated with the patient and the second type of communication session permits directing the medical device to provide the therapy.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein, during the first advertising mode, the communication component is further configured to transmit a plurality of first advertisement data packets according to the first telemetry communication protocol at a first defined rate, and wherein, during the second advertising mode, the communication component is further configured to transmit a plurality of second advertisement data packets according to the first telemetry communication protocol at a second defined rate, wherein the second defined rate is faster than the first defined rate.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein, during the first advertising mode, the communication component is further configured to transmit a plurality of first advertisement data packets according to the first telemetry communication protocol for a first duration of time, and wherein, during the second advertising mode, the communication component is further configured to transmit a plurality of second advertisement data packets according to the first telemetry communication protocol for a second duration of time, wherein the second duration of time is longer than the first duration of time.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein

the communication component comprises a first communication component, the device further comprising a second communication component configured to facilitate telemetry communication between the device and a second device using a second telemetry communication protocol,

the communication mode management component is further configured to transition operation of the implantable device from the first advertising mode to the second advertising mode based on reception, by the communication component, of the request via the second telemetry communication protocol to establish the second type of telemetry communication session.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the first telemetry communication protocol comprises Bluetooth Low Energy communication protocol and the second telemetry communication protocol comprises an induction-based wireless communication protocol.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of communication modes further includes a disabled mode configured to prevent telemetry communication between the device and the second device according to the first telemetry communication protocol and enable telemetry communication between the device and the second device according to the second telemetry communication protocol, the communication mode management component being configured to transition operation of the implantable device from the disabled mode to the second advertising mode in response to receiving a request via the second telemetry communication protocol for the second type of telemetry communication session.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the communication mode management component is configured to transition operation of the implantable device from the second advertising mode to the first advertising mode based on failure of the device and the second device associated with the request to establish the second type of telemetry communication session within a defined time period.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a housing configured for implantation within a patient, the communication component and the communication mode management component contained within the housing,

wherein the plurality of communication modes further includes a disabled mode configured to prevent telemetry communication between the device and the second device according to the first telemetry communication protocol, the communication mode management component being configured to transition from the disabled mode to the first advertising mode in response to implantation detection.

13. A method comprising:

operating a communication component of a first device in a first advertising mode configured to facilitate establishment of a first type of telemetry communication session between the first device and a second device using a first telemetry communication protocol;

receiving a request for a second type of telemetry communication session between the first device and the second device, the second type of telemetry communication session being more restrictive than the first type of telemetry communication session;

transitioning the communication component of the first device from the first advertising mode to a second advertising mode in response to receiving the request, the second advertising mode configured to facilitate establishment of the second type of telemetry communication session between the first device and the second device using the first telemetry communication protocol.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

permitting the second device to only read stored data in the first type of telemetry communication session; and

permitting the second device to read stored data and program operating parameters of the first device the second type of communication session permits.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

permitting the second device to only read previously stored data in the first type of telemetry communication session; and

permitting the second device to read previously stored data and obtain real-time data stored data in the second type of communication session.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein, while operating in the first advertising mode, transmitting a plurality of first advertisement data packets according to the first telemetry communication protocol at a first defined rate, and

further wherein, while operating in the second advertising mode, transmitting a plurality of second advertisement data packets according to the first telemetry communication protocol at a second defined rate, wherein the second defined rate is faster than the first defined rate.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein, while operating in the first advertising mode, transmitting one or more advertisement data packets according to the first telemetry communication protocol for a first duration of time, and

further wherein, while operating in the second advertising mode, transmitting one or more second advertisement data packets according to the first telemetry communication protocol for a second duration of time, wherein the second duration of time is longer than the first duration of time.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving the request for the second type of telemetry communication session comprises receiving the request via a second communication component configured to facilitate telemetry communication between the first device and the second device using a second telemetry communication protocol.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining that the first device and the second device fail to establish the second type of telemetry communication session within a defined time period; and

transitioning the communication component from the second advertising mode to the first advertising mode in response to the determination.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

operating the first device in a disabled mode configured to prevent telemetry communication between the first device and the second device according to the first telemetry communication protocol and enable telemetry communication between the first device and the second device according to a second telemetry communication protocol;

while operating in the disabled mode, receiving the request via the second telemetry communication protocol for the second type of telemetry communication session; and

transitioning operation of the communication component of the first device from the disabled mode to the second advertising mode in response to receiving the request.

21. The method of claim 13,

operating the first device in a disabled mode configured to prevent telemetry communication between the first device and the second device according to the first telemetry communication protocol and enable telemetry communication between the first device and the second device according to a second telemetry communication protocol;

while operating in the disabled mode, detecting implantation of the first device; and

transitioning operation of the communication component of the first device from the disabled mode to the first advertising mode in response to detecting implantation.