Pacemaker RF telemetry repeater and method
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a first antenna;
a first communication circuit electrically connected to the first antenna, the first communication circuit adapted to communicate with an implantable medical device (IMD), the IMD including a built-in active telemetry transceiver, over a first channel;
a second antenna;
a second communication circuit electrically connected to the second antenna, the second communication circuit adapted to communicate with a programmer over a second channel different from the first channel; and
a control circuit coupled to the first and second communication circuits, the control circuit adapted to enable or disable the first and second communication circuits to receive a signal from the IMD and transmit to the programmer or to receive a signal from the programmer and transmit to the IMD.
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Abstract
A system and method for repeating radio frequency (RF) transmissions between a programmer and an implantable medical device (IMD) is provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to an RF repeater. According to various embodiments, the repeater includes a first antenna and a first communication circuit electrically connected to the first antenna. The first communication circuit is adapted to communicate with an IMD, the IMD including a built-in active telemetry transceiver, over a first channel. The device also includes a second antenna and a second communication circuit electrically connected to the second antenna. The second communication circuit is adapted to communicate with a programmer over a second channel different from the first channel. The device also includes a control circuit coupled to the first and second communication circuits. The control circuit is adapted to enable or disable the first and second communication circuits. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
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36 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a first antenna;
a first communication circuit electrically connected to the first antenna, the first communication circuit adapted to communicate with an implantable medical device (IMD), the IMD including a built-in active telemetry transceiver, over a first channel;
a second antenna;
a second communication circuit electrically connected to the second antenna, the second communication circuit adapted to communicate with a programmer over a second channel different from the first channel; and
a control circuit coupled to the first and second communication circuits, the control circuit adapted to enable or disable the first and second communication circuits to receive a signal from the IMD and transmit to the programmer or to receive a signal from the programmer and transmit to the IMD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A radio frequency telemetry repeater, comprising:
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an implantable medical device (IMD) side, the IMD side including;
an IMD antenna;
an IMD communication circuit coupled to the IMD antenna, the IMD communication circuit adapted to communicate with an IMD, the IMD including a built-in active telemetry transceiver, over an IMD channel; and
a control circuit coupled to the IMD communication circuit; and
a programmer side, the programmer side including;
a programmer antenna; and
a programmer communication circuit coupled to the programmer antenna, the programmer communication circuit adapted to communicate with a programmer over a programmer channel;
wherein the programmer communication circuit is coupled to the control circuit, and wherein the programmer is adapted to control the control circuit such that when the programmer is sending to the IMD, the programmer communication circuit receives a signal from the programmer and the IMD communication circuit transmits the signal to the IMD, and when the programmer is not sending to the IMD, the MD communication circuit listens to the IMD. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device (IMD), the IMD including a built-in active telemetry transceiver;
a programmer wirelessly coupled to the IMD; and
a radio frequency repeater positioned to receive a radio frequency communication between the IMD and the programmer, the repeater including;
a first antenna;
a first communication circuit electrically connected to the first antenna, the first communication circuit adapted to communicate with the IMD over a first channel;
a second antenna;
a second communication circuit electrically connected to the second antenna, the second communication circuit adapted to communicate with the programmer over a second channel different from the first channel; and
a control circuit coupled to the first and second communication circuit, the control circuit adapted to enable or disable the first and second communication circuit to receive a signal from the IMD and transmit to the programmer or to receive a signal from the programmer and transmit to the IMD. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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means for receiving a radio frequency communication between an implantable medical device (IMD) and a programmer over a first channel;
means for transmitting the radio frequency communication over a second channel different from the first channel to improve transmission quality and reduce potential for lost or interrupted communication. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method, comprising:
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receiving a radio frequency communication between an implantable medical device (IMD) and a programmer over a first channel; and
transmitting the radio frequency communication over a second channel different from the first channel to improve transmission quality and reduce potential for lost or interrupted communication. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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