POWER SAVING COMMUNICATION FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of communicating information from a first medical device to a second medical device, the method comprising:
- communicating a first threshold corresponding to a first physiological parameter of a patient from a first medical device to a second medical device, wherein the second medical device is implanted within the patient;
monitoring a value of the first physiological parameter of the patient with the second medical device;
determining if the value of the first physiological parameter of the patient has passed the first threshold;
if the value of the first physiological parameter of the patient has passed the first threshold, communicating a first indication from the second medical device to the first medical device; and
if the value of the first physiological parameter of the patient has not passed the first threshold, not communicating the first indication from the second medical device to the first medical device.
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Abstract
Power saving communication techniques for communicating in a medical device system. One example medical device system may be for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a heart of a patient, and may include a first implantable medical device implanted in a first chamber of the heart and configured to determine one or more parameters, a medical device physically spaced from and communicatively coupled to the first implantable medical device, the medical device configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to the heart of the patient, wherein the first implantable medical device is further configured to: compare a value of a first determined parameter to a first threshold; if the value of the first determined parameter passed the first threshold, communicate a first indication to the medical device; and if the value of the first determined parameter has not passed the first threshold, not communicating the first indication to the medical device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of communicating information from a first medical device to a second medical device, the method comprising:
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communicating a first threshold corresponding to a first physiological parameter of a patient from a first medical device to a second medical device, wherein the second medical device is implanted within the patient; monitoring a value of the first physiological parameter of the patient with the second medical device; determining if the value of the first physiological parameter of the patient has passed the first threshold; if the value of the first physiological parameter of the patient has passed the first threshold, communicating a first indication from the second medical device to the first medical device; and if the value of the first physiological parameter of the patient has not passed the first threshold, not communicating the first indication from the second medical device to the first medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medical device system for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
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a first implantable medical device implanted in a first chamber of the heart and configured to determine one or more parameters; a medical device physically spaced from and communicatively coupled to the first implantable medical device, the medical device configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to the heart of the patient, wherein the first implantable medical device is further configured to; compare a value of a first determined parameter to a first threshold; and if the value of the first determined parameter passed the first threshold, communicate a first indication to the medical device; and if the value of the first determined parameter has not passed the first threshold, not communicating the first indication to the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of reducing communication transmissions in a medical device system, the method comprising:
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monitoring a parameter with an implantable leadless cardiac pacemaker; with the implantable leadless cardiac pacemaker, comparing the monitored parameter to a first threshold and determining if the value of the monitored parameter has passed the first threshold; if the value of the monitored parameter has passed the first threshold, communicating the value of the monitored parameter from the implantable leadless cardiac pacemaker to a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD); and if the value of the monitored parameter has not passed the first threshold, not communicating the value of the monitored parameter from the implantable leadless cardiac pacemaker to the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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