Telemtry system for implantable medical devices
First Claim
1. In an implantable device comprising a hermetic housing containing a transceiver, circuitry for sensing a physiologic parameter, an antenna mounted external to the hermetic enclosure, and a medical lead, located external to the hermetic enclosure and a feedthrough extending through the wall of the hermetic enclosure, the improvement wherein;
- said antenna and said electrical lead are coupled to said feedthrough exterior to said device housing and said transceiver and said sensing circuitry are coupled to said feedthrough internal to said device housing; and
wherein said device further comprises a diplexer comprising high and low pass filters arranged to prevent passage of high frequency signals from said antenna to said sensing circuitry and to prevent passage of low frequency signals from said medical lead to said transceiver.
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Abstract
An implantable device having a hermetic housing containing a transceiver, circuitry for sensing a physiologic parameter or delivering a stimulus signal, an antenna mounted external to the hermetic enclosure, a medical lead, located external to the hermetic enclosure and a feedthrough extending through the wall of the hermetic enclosure. The antenna and the electrical lead are coupled to the feedthrough exterior to the device housing and the transceiver and the sensing or stimulating circuitry are coupled to the feedthrough internal to the device housing. The device is provided with a diplexer including high and low pass filters arranged to prevent passage of high frequency signals from the antenna to the sensing or stimulating circuitry and to prevent passage of low frequency signals from the medical lead to the transceiver.
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10 Claims
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1. In an implantable device comprising a hermetic housing containing a transceiver, circuitry for sensing a physiologic parameter, an antenna mounted external to the hermetic enclosure, and a medical lead, located external to the hermetic enclosure and a feedthrough extending through the wall of the hermetic enclosure, the improvement wherein;
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said antenna and said electrical lead are coupled to said feedthrough exterior to said device housing and said transceiver and said sensing circuitry are coupled to said feedthrough internal to said device housing; and
wherein said device further comprises a diplexer comprising high and low pass filters arranged to prevent passage of high frequency signals from said antenna to said sensing circuitry and to prevent passage of low frequency signals from said medical lead to said transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In an implantable device comprising a hermetic housing containing a transceiver, circuitry for sensing a physiologic parameter, an antenna mounted external to the hermetic enclosure, and a medical lead, located external to the hermetic enclosure and a feedthrough extending through the wall of the hermetic enclosure, the improvement wherein;
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said antenna and said electrical lead are coupled to said feedthrough exterior to said device housing and said transceiver and said sensing circuitry are coupled to said feedthrough internal to said device housing; and
wherein said device further comprises a diplexer comprising high and low pass filter means for preventing passage of high frequency signals from said transceiver down said lead and for preventing passage of low frequency signals from said lead to said transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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