Secure telemetry system and method for an implantable cardiac stimulation device
First Claim
1. An implantable cardiac stimulation device which establishes communication with at least first and second external devices configured to communicate in accordance with first and second communication protocols, respectively, the first and second communication protocols being different, the implantable device comprising:
- a pulse generator configured to generate stimulation pulses;
a telemetry circuit arranged to establish communication with the first and second external devices in accordance with the first and second communication protocols, respectively; and
a control circuit coupled to the telemetry circuit and the pulse generator and further arranged to detect the first and second external devices, based on the communication protocol used by the telemetry circuit in establishing communication, and to provide a first response when the first external device is detected and a second response when the second external device is detected.
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Abstract
An implantable cardiac stimulation device establishes communication with at least first and second external devices which communicate using first and second communication protocols, respectively, and wherein the first and second protocols are different. The implantable device includes a pulse generator configured to generate stimulation pulses and a telemetry circuit arranged to establish communication with the first and second external devices according to the first and second communication protocols, respectively. A control circuit coupled to the telemetry circuit and the pulse generator detects the first and second external devices based upon the protocol used in establishing communication to provide a first response when the first external device is detected and a second response when the second external device is detected.
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45 Claims
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1. An implantable cardiac stimulation device which establishes communication with at least first and second external devices configured to communicate in accordance with first and second communication protocols, respectively, the first and second communication protocols being different, the implantable device comprising:
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a pulse generator configured to generate stimulation pulses;
a telemetry circuit arranged to establish communication with the first and second external devices in accordance with the first and second communication protocols, respectively; and
a control circuit coupled to the telemetry circuit and the pulse generator and further arranged to detect the first and second external devices, based on the communication protocol used by the telemetry circuit in establishing communication, and to provide a first response when the first external device is detected and a second response when the second external device is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An implantable cardiac stimulation device which establishes communication with at least first and second external devices configured to communicate in accordance with first and second communication protocols, respectively, the first and second communication protocols being different, the implantable device comprising:
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pulse generating means for generating stimulation pulses;
telemetry means for communicating with the first and second external devices in accordance with the first and second protocols; and
control means responsive to the communication protocol of the telemetry means for detecting the first and second external devices and providing a first response upon detecting the first external device and a second response upon detecting the second external device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. In an implantable cardiac stimulation device which provides therapy to a heart, a method of communicating with at least first and second external devices configured to communicate in accordance first and second communication protocols, respectively, the first and second protocols being different, the method including the steps of:
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communicating with one of the first and second external devices with one of the first and second protocols corresponding to one of the first and second external devices;
detecting the one of the first and second external devices based upon the protocol used to communicate with the one of the external devices; and
selecting a response among first and second responses, the first response corresponding to detection of the first external device and the second response corresponding to detection of the second external device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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