PACEMAKER EVENT QUEUE TO CONTROL DEVICE PROCESSOR OPERATING POWER
First Claim
1. An implantable medical device having at least one power supply comprising:
- means for detecting an event;
means for storing event data associated with the event;
means for processing the event data;
means for generating an interrupt signal based on predetermined criteria, wherein the event data is provided to the processing means based on the interrupt signal; and
means for controlling an output of the power supplied to the processing means by the power supply based on the predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
In the present disclosure, conservation of an implantable medical device power supply of is facilitated by controlling the power consumption of the device'"'"'s processing component. The power supplied to the processing component is controlled to enable processing of received events as a function of predetermined criteria rather than the actual occurrence of the events which is frequent, but irregular. Accordingly, the need for the processing component to start and stop (and thereby be fully powered on each start) with receipt of each event is obviated thereby maintaining the power consumption of the processing component and increasing longevity of the device. Event data associated with received events is stored in an event queue and subsequently retrieved and transmitted for processing based on predetermined criteria. The power supplied during an idle state of the processing component may be reduced in relation to the power supplied during a wake up state.
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15 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device having at least one power supply comprising:
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means for detecting an event; means for storing event data associated with the event; means for processing the event data; means for generating an interrupt signal based on predetermined criteria, wherein the event data is provided to the processing means based on the interrupt signal; and means for controlling an output of the power supplied to the processing means by the power supply based on the predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for conserving power in an implantable medical device comprising:
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receiving an event to be processed by a processing component; storing data the event; transferring the event data to the processing component triggered by a predetermined criteria; controlling a power supply to the processing component based on the transfer of the event data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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