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ON-DEMAND RETRANSMISSION OF DATA WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

  • US 20090048646A1
  • Filed: 10/24/2008
  • Published: 02/19/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • transmitting a series of synchronization signals during a communication sequence, wherein each synchronization signal includes an echo code, wherein the echo code corresponds to a request for a number of duplicate data units to be sent in response to detecting an error in a data unit received during the same uninterrupted communication sequence; and

    for each synchronization signal, receiving a new data unit and receiving the number of requested duplicate data units from an implantable medical device (IMD), wherein the number is selected using a value of the echo code, and wherein a duplicate data unit corresponds to a data unit previously transmitted by the IMD during the same uninterrupted communication sequence.

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