Communications Network for Distributed Sensing and Therapy in Biomedical Applications
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1. A computer readable medium for storing a set of instructions which when implemented in an implantable medical device mesh communication network system cause the system to:
- perform a learning process for gathering information regarding a plurality of network members corresponding to the power capacity and functionality of each of the plurality of network members;
assign roles to individual network members for performing network tasks in response to the learning process;
define a channel plan in response to the learning process; and
define a network communications routing scheme in response to the learning process.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device system is provided with multiple medical devices implanted in a patient'"'"'s body and a wireless mesh communication network providing multiple communication pathways between the multiple medical devices. A communication pathway between a first and a second implanted device of the multiple medical devices can comprise one or more of the other implanted multiple medical devices.
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1. A computer readable medium for storing a set of instructions which when implemented in an implantable medical device mesh communication network system cause the system to:
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perform a learning process for gathering information regarding a plurality of network members corresponding to the power capacity and functionality of each of the plurality of network members; assign roles to individual network members for performing network tasks in response to the learning process; define a channel plan in response to the learning process; and define a network communications routing scheme in response to the learning process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An implantable medical device system, comprising:
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multiple implantable medical devices; means for providing wireless communication between the multiple medical devices via multiple communication pathways; means for monitoring a power status of each of the implantable medical devices; means for monitoring the functional status of each of the implantable medical devices; means for monitoring a patient condition; means for receiving an adjusted rule set; and means for automatically configuring the network wherein the configuring means comprises means for defining a channel plan, assigning network tasks to the multiple medical devices, and defining a routing scheme, and wherein the configuring means configures the network in response to the power status monitoring mean, the functional status monitoring means, the patient condition monitoring means; and
the means for receiving the adjusted rule set. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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