IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION THEREOF

• US 20160220831A1
• Filed: 12/18/2015
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HCL Technologies Limited
• Original Assignee: HCL Technologies Limited
• Inventors: Thangaraju, Shyam, Sadasivam, Siva Sakthivel
• Granted Patent: US 10,159,844 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37217 characterised by the communication link, e.g. acoustic or tactile
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37276 characterised by means for reducing power consumption during telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3956 Implantable devices for applying electric shocks to the heart, e.g. for cardioversion

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses an implantable medical device and a method for optimizing power consumption of the implantable medical device. The implantable medical device comprises a time synchronization unit, a decoder, and a processor. The time synchronization unit may receive a time signal transmitted by an atomic clock of a satellite using radio waves upon occurrence of an event. The event may be an internal command or an external command to activate the time synchronization unit. Further, the decoder may decode the time signal in order to obtain a time data. Further, the processor may generate a log of the time data and metadata. The metadata indicates physiological parameters of a patient. The implantable medical device further comprises an amplifier to amplify the time signal carrying the time data when strength of the time signal is in a predefined range.

Claims

1. An implantable medical device comprising:

a time synchronization unit to receive time signal transmitted by an atomic clock of a satellite using radio waves upon occurrence of an event, wherein the event is one of a internal command or an external command to activate the time synchronization unit;

a decoder to decode the time signal in order to obtain a time data; and

a processor to generate a log of the time data and metadata, wherein the metadata indicates physiological parameters of a patient.

2. The implantable medical device of claim 1, further comprise an amplifier to amplifying the time signal carrying the time data based on strength of the time signal.

3. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the internal command is executed at predefined time intervals.

4. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the external command is executed on a need only basis when the implantable medical device needs to be activated.

5. A method for optimizing a power consumption of an implantable medical device, wherein the method comprising:

receiving, by a time synchronization unit, time signal transmitted by an atomic clock of a satellite using radio waves upon occurrence of an event, wherein the event is one of a internal command or an external command to activate the time synchronization unit;

decoding, by a decoder, the time signal in order to obtain a time data; and

generating, by a processor, a log of the time data and metadata, wherein the metadata indicates physiological parameters of a patient.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising amplifying, by using an amplifier, the time signal carrying the time data based on strength of the time signal.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the internal command is executed at predefined time intervals.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the external command is executed on a need only basis when the implantable medical device needs to be activated.