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Tactile feedback for indicating validity of communication link with an implantable medical device

  • US 6,752,155 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2002
  • Issued: 06/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for indicating the relative signal strength for a telemetry system when said telemetry system communicates information between an external device and an implantable medical device, comprising:

  • an external transceiver unit coupled to an external device;

    an internal transceiver unit coupled to an implantable medical device;

    indicator means coupled to said external transceiver unit for continuously providing a first tactile indication of relative signal strength of the external transceiver unit and the internal transceiver unit, wherein said tactile indication has a common frequency characteristic and said tactile indication has a greater magnitude for a relatively high signal strength than for a relatively low signal strength.

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