Implantable medical system with long range telemetry
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1. An implantable medical system for implantation within the body of a patient comprising:
- an implanted device including an implant casing and a long range telemetry sub-system housed therein;
an implantable lead operationally coupled to said implanted device; and
an antenna coupled to said implant casing to extend therefrom, said antenna being operationally coupled to said long range telemetry sub-system of said implanted device for wireless bi-directional communication therethrough between said long range telemetry sub-system and predetermined external equipment disposed outside the body of the patient.
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Abstract
An implantable medical system for implantation within the body of a patient is provided. The system includes an implanted device having an implant casing and a long range telemetry sub-system housed therein. The system also includes an implantable lead operationally coupled to the implanted device and an antenna coupled to the implant casing to extend therefrom. The antenna is operationally coupled to the long-range telemetry sub-system to enable wireless bi-directional communication between the long range telemetry sub-system and predetermined external equipment disposed outside the body of the patient.
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26 Claims
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1. An implantable medical system for implantation within the body of a patient comprising:
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an implanted device including an implant casing and a long range telemetry sub-system housed therein;
an implantable lead operationally coupled to said implanted device; and
an antenna coupled to said implant casing to extend therefrom, said antenna being operationally coupled to said long range telemetry sub-system of said implanted device for wireless bi-directional communication therethrough between said long range telemetry sub-system and predetermined external equipment disposed outside the body of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An implantable medical system for implantation within the body of a patient comprising:
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an implanted device including an implant casing, a long range telemetry sub-system housed therein, and a header attached to said implant casing;
an implantable lead detachably coupled to said header for operational coupling to said implanted device, said implantable lead including;
at least first and second electrodes;
a first conductive wire coupled between said header and said first electrode, a reconfigurable second conductive wire having proximal and distal sections extending between said header and said second electrode, said proximal and distal sections being joined in selectively connectable manner by a connecting module, said proximal and distal sections in a first configuration being disconnected one from the other, and in a second configuration being connected one with the other; and
,an antenna coupled to said implant casing, said antenna being operationally coupled to said long range telemetry sub-system of said implanted device for wireless bi-directional communication therethrough between said long range telemetry sub-system and predetermined external equipment disposed outside the body of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An implantable medical system for data communication between an implanted device and equipment external to the body of a patient, the system comprising:
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an external transceiver disposed outside the body of the patient having long range two-way data communications capability, said external transceiver including an electromagnetic signal generator; and
an implanted device implanted within the body of the patient, said implanted device including communication circuitry operable to establish two-way long range data communication with predetermined external equipment, and a sensor coupled thereto;
said sensor being operable to receive electromagnetic near field signals from said external transceiver, said communication circuitry being selectively actuated responsive to said sensor between an OFF state and an ON state, said communication circuitry being thereby actuated for a preset period of time responsive to a predetermined electromagnetic signal being received by said sensor from said external transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. An implantable medical system for data communication between an implanted device and equipment external to the body of a patient, the system comprising:
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a magnet disposed outside the body of the patient;
an external transceiver disposed outside the body of the patient having long range two-way data communications capability; and
an implanted device implanted within the body of the patient, said implanted device including communication circuitry operable to establish two-way long range data communication with predetermined external equipment, and a magnetically activated sensor coupled thereto for activation responsive to relative proximity of said magnet thereto;
said communication circuitry being selectively actuated responsive to said sensor between an OFF state and an ON state, said communication circuitry being thereby actuated for a preset period of time responsive to activation of said sensor by the proximity of said magnet. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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