Remote control of implantable device through medical implant communication service band
First Claim
1. A system for detecting and monitoring congestive heart failure in a patient, comprising:
- a body-implantable device comprising a circuit module having surface electrodes on the device arranged and adapted, when the device is implanted, for exposure to tissue in a portion of the patient'"'"'s body generally occupied by the lungs, to perform ongoing measurements of impedance of said body portion;
a radio-frequency transceiver within the body-implantable device in data communication with the circuit module for transmitting the measurements of impedance; and
, a base station comprising a radio-frequency transceiver for receiving data from the body-implantable device and sending instructions to the body-implantable device, and an interface for sending data received from the body-implantable device to a remote location and for receiving instructions from a remote location.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating data and signals through the Medical Implant Communication Service Band using a repeater or base station in the proximity to an implantable device within a patient is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the device is capable for early detection and monitoring of congestive heart failure in a patient. Impedance measurements, or other health parameters depending on the type of implantable device or sensor used, are sent using a bi-directional low-power radio operating in the MICS band to a nearby base station which may provide signal processing and analysis. The base station may have an interface to one or more communications networks to connect to a remote location. The system and method of the present invention permits a healthcare professional to monitor an ambulatory patient'"'"'s condition at a remote location and to program the implanted device.
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55 Claims
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1. A system for detecting and monitoring congestive heart failure in a patient, comprising:
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a body-implantable device comprising a circuit module having surface electrodes on the device arranged and adapted, when the device is implanted, for exposure to tissue in a portion of the patient'"'"'s body generally occupied by the lungs, to perform ongoing measurements of impedance of said body portion;
a radio-frequency transceiver within the body-implantable device in data communication with the circuit module for transmitting the measurements of impedance; and
,a base station comprising a radio-frequency transceiver for receiving data from the body-implantable device and sending instructions to the body-implantable device, and an interface for sending data received from the body-implantable device to a remote location and for receiving instructions from a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for monitoring the condition of a patient suffering from congestive heart failure, comprising:
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a body-implantable medical device having circuitry including plural surface electrodes on the device for measuring impedance between a measurement pair of said electrodes from a predetermined electrical parameter injected in a circuit path between an excitation pair of said electrodes, such that when said device is implanted at a site where said circuit path includes the patient'"'"'s heart and lungs said impedance measurement is indicative of lung congestion;
a radio transmitter within the body-implantable device in data communication with the circuitry for measuring impedance said transmitter adapted to transmit data representing the measured impedance; and
,a base station comprising a radio receiver for receiving data from the body-implantable medical device and an interface for sending the data to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A device-implemented method of detecting and monitoring congestive heart failure in a patient, comprising:
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performing ongoing measurements of impedance of a portion of the patient'"'"'s body generally occupied by the lungs;
transmitting said measurements of impedance to a base station using a radio transmitter; and
,sending data relating to said measurements of impedance from the base station to a remote location via a telecommunications network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for communicating with an implantable device, comprising:
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transmitting data from the implantable device via the Medical Implant Communication Service band to a base station; and
transmitting modifications to the implantable device from the base station via the Medical Implant Communication Service band to the implantable device, whereby the modifications are implemented at the implantable device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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- 33. A base station for communicating with an implantable device, wherein the base station is capable of bi-directional communication with the implanatable device via the Medical Implant Communication Service band when the implantable device is in proximity to the base station, and wherein the base can both control the implantable device, and receive data from the implantable device.
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40. An implantable device, comprising:
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a metallic can containing electronics;
two pairs of electrodes coupled to the electronics, a first pair for providing electrical energy to a portion of a patient'"'"'s body, and a second pair for detecting a health parameter of patient'"'"'s body in response to the electrical energy;
an antenna coupled to the electronics for broadcasting data indicative of the health parameter to outside of the patient'"'"'s body, wherein the pairs of electrodes and the antenna are encased in a polymer header coupled to the can. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for communicating with an implantable device, comprising:
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transmitting data from the implantable device via the Medical Implant Communication Service band to a base station in proximity to the implantable device; and
further transmitting the data from the base station to a health care provider via a network. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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