Protocol implementation for telemetry communications involving implantable medical devices
First Claim
1. A system for telemetry communication involving one or more medical devices comprising:
- a medical device implantable in a patient, the medical device having a unit including one or more of a transmitter and a receiver, the medical device unit configured for enabling telemetry communications involving the medical device;
one or more electrical devices, at least one of the one or more electrical devices having a unit including one or more of a transmitter and a receiver, each electrical device unit configured for enabling telemetry communications between the at least one electrical device and the medical device; and
circuitry within one or more of the medical device and the at least one electrical device, the circuitry configured to implement one or more modes of protocol for telemetry communications between the at least one electrical device and the medical device, the one or more modes of protocol configured to provide one or more modes of optimizing transfer of data between the medical device and the at least one electrical device, minimizing interference of the data transfer, and preserving electrical energy sources of one or more of the medical device and the at least one electrical device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to optimizing telemetry communication involving one or more medical devices and one or more electrical devices. The telemetry communication is optimized by implementing software and/or one or more additional circuits within at least one medical device and at least one electrical device to provide one or more modes or functions of optimizing transfer of data between the medical device and the at least one electrical device, minimizing interference of the data transfer, and reducing data transfer time and/or preserving electrical energy sources of one or more of the medical device and the at least one electrical device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for telemetry communication involving one or more medical devices comprising:
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a medical device implantable in a patient, the medical device having a unit including one or more of a transmitter and a receiver, the medical device unit configured for enabling telemetry communications involving the medical device;
one or more electrical devices, at least one of the one or more electrical devices having a unit including one or more of a transmitter and a receiver, each electrical device unit configured for enabling telemetry communications between the at least one electrical device and the medical device; and
circuitry within one or more of the medical device and the at least one electrical device, the circuitry configured to implement one or more modes of protocol for telemetry communications between the at least one electrical device and the medical device, the one or more modes of protocol configured to provide one or more modes of optimizing transfer of data between the medical device and the at least one electrical device, minimizing interference of the data transfer, and preserving electrical energy sources of one or more of the medical device and the at least one electrical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for optimizing telemetry communication involving one or more medical devices comprising:
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a medical device implanted in a patient, the medical device having a unit including one or more of a transmitter and a receiver, the medical device unit configured for enabling telemetry communications involving the medical device;
one or more electrical devices, at least one of the one or more electrical devices having a unit including one or more of a transmitter and a receiver, each electrical device unit configured for enabling telemetry communications between the at least one electrical device and the medical device; and
circuitry within one or more of the medical device and the at least one electrical device, the circuitry configured to provide one or more functions of optimizing transfer of data between the medical device and the at least one electrical device, minimizing interference of the data transfer, and preserving electrical energy sources of one or more of the medical device and the at least one electrical device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of optimizing telemetry communication involving one or more medical devices comprising:
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providing a medical device implanted in a patient, the medical device having a unit including one or more of a transmitter and a receiver, the medical device unit configured for enabling telemetry communications involving the medical device;
providing one or more electrical devices, at least one of the one or more electrical devices having a unit including one or more of a transmitter and a receiver, each electrical device unit configured for enabling telemetry communications between the at least one electrical device and the medical device; and
providing circuitry within one or more of the medical device and the at least one electrical device, the circuitry configured to implement one or more modes of protocol for telemetry communications between the at least one electrical device and the medical device, the one or modes of protocol configured to provide one or more modes of optimizing transfer of data between the medical device and the at least one electrical device, minimizing interference of the data transfer, and preserving electrical energy sources of one or more of the medical device and the at least one electrical device.
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