Body-Associated Receiver and Method
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Abstract
Receivers, which may be external or implantable, are provided. Aspects of receivers of the invention include the presence of one or more of: a high power-low power module; an intermediary module; a power supply module configured to activate and deactivate one or more power supplies to a high power processing block; a serial peripheral interface bus connecting master and slave blocks; and a multi-purpose connector. Receivers of the invention may be configured to receive a conductively transmitted signal. Also provided are systems that include the receivers, as well as methods of using the same. Additionally systems and methods are disclosed for using a receiver for coordinating with dosage delivery systems.
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34 Claims
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15. A receiver for detection of physiological information associated with a subject, the receiver comprising:
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a power source secured within a housing; a power management module electrically coupled to the power source and secured within the housing such that the power management module controls the power source; a processing unit electrically coupled to the power management module and secured within the housing, wherein the processing unit detects and gathers the information in the form of high frequency current flow produced by a device internal to the subject and low frequency current flow associated with the subject'"'"'s physiology; and a communication module electrically coupled to the processing unit and secured within the housing, wherein the communication module allows for communication between the receiver and a device external to the subject such that the receiver is able to provide the physiological information to the external device and to provide control information to another external device based on the physiological information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A receiver for detecting and collecting data encoded in current flow in a conducting fluid contained within a subject, the receiver comprising:
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a housing; a power source secured to the housing; an operation unit secured to the housing for analyzing the data transmission, the operation unit comprising; at least one sensor for detection of current flow; a high frequency module for detecting data in the form of high frequency current flow from a device internal to the subject; and a low frequency module for detecting data in the form of low frequency current flow associated with physiological parameters of the subject; a power management module secured to the housing and electrically coupled to the power source and the operation unit, wherein the power management module controls the power supplied to the operation unit from the power source and wherein the power management module monitors the surrounding environment to determine if data transmission is present and wherein the power management module switches the operation unit from an inactive state to an active state if data transmission is present; and a multipurpose connection unit secured to the hosing for controlling electrical connection between a device external to the subject that is physically connected to the receiver, the multipurpose connection unit comprising; connector routing unit coupled to the operation unit and the power source; and a multi-purpose connector electrically coupled to the connector routing unit. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. An ionic emission communication receiver for detecting data transmission using ionic emissions through a conducting fluid, the receiver comprising:
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a housing including an outer case; a power source secured within the housing; and an operation unit secured within the house such that the operation unit receives power from the power source and wherein the operation unit comprises; at least one electrode secured to the outer case of the housing and capable of coming into contact with the conducting fluid; a processing unit electrically coupled to the at least one electrode; and a memory unit electrically coupled to the processing unit, wherein the at least one electrode detects the ionic emission communicated and wherein the data is encoded in the ionic emission and transmitted through the conducting fluid using a controlled dissolution of a material into solution.
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22. A receiver for detecting and collecting data transmitted in the form of current flow through a conducting fluid contained within a medium, the receiver comprising:
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a housing; a power source secured to the housing; an operation unit secured to the hosing for analyzing the data transmission, the operation unit comprising; at least one sensor for detection of the current flow; a high frequency module for detecting high frequency transmission data; a low frequency module for detecting low frequency transmission data; and a power management module secured to the housing and electrically coupled to the power source and the operation unit, wherein the power management module controls the power supplied to the operation unit from the power source and wherein the power management module comprises; a high power operation module for allowing high power supply to the operation unit when the operation unit is in an active state; a intermediate power operation module for allowing power supply to the operation unit while the operation unit is in an active non-operation state; and a lower power operation module for monitoring for the data transmission in the current flow while the operation unit is in an inactive state, wherein the power management module monitors the surrounding environment to determine if the data transmission in the current flow is present and wherein the power management module switches the operation unit from an inactive state to an active state if the data transmission in the current flow in present. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An ionic emission communication receiver for detecting data transmission using ionic emissions through a conducting fluid, the receiver comprising:
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a housing; a power source secured within the housing; and an operation unit secured within the house such that the operation unit receives power from the power source and wherein the operation unit comprises; at least one electrode; a processing unit electrically coupled to the at least one electrode; and a memory unit electrically coupled to the processing unit, wherein the at least one electrode detects the ionic emission communicated and wherein the data is encoded in the ionic emission and transmitted through the conducting fluid using a controlled dissolution of a material into solution. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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