Implantable Medical Device Communication System
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1. A medical communication system comprising:
- (i) an active implantable medical device (AIMD) configured to transmit and receive wireless signals from within a human body;
(ii) a non-implantable programmer including a retrodirective antenna, the programmer being configured to scan in multiple directions for signals received from the AIMD and to identify the direction of the signal having the highest signal power.
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Abstract
A medical communication system for providing remote communications with an active implantable medical device. In one embodiment, a medical communication system includes an active implantable medical device (AIMD) that is configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal from within a human body, and a non-implantable programmer that includes a retrodirective antenna. The programmer is configured to scan in multiple directions for signals received from the AIMD and to identify the direction of the signal having the highest signal power.
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1. A medical communication system comprising:
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(i) an active implantable medical device (AIMD) configured to transmit and receive wireless signals from within a human body; (ii) a non-implantable programmer including a retrodirective antenna, the programmer being configured to scan in multiple directions for signals received from the AIMD and to identify the direction of the signal having the highest signal power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A medical communication system comprising:
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(i) an active implantable medical device (AIMD) configured to transmit a wireless signal; (ii) a programmer having a retrodirective antenna that is configured to receive the wireless signal from the AIMD and to transmit a corresponding signal; (iii) a local site repeater configured to receive the signal from the programmer and to transmit a corresponding signal; (iv) a local ground station configured to receive the signal from the site repeater and to transmit a corresponding signal; (v) a space-based satellite configured to receive the signal from the local ground station and to transmit a corresponding signal to a remote ground station; (vi) the remote ground station configured to receive the signal from the space-based satellite and to transmit a corresponding signal; (vii) a remote site repeater configured to receive the signal from the remote ground station and to transmit a corresponding signal; and (viii) a remote device configured to receive the signal from the remote site repeater and to provide an interface to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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