System and method for addressing implantable devices
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of slave devices implanted in a human body, wherein each slave device includes a communication module operable to receive transmitted communications, and wherein each slave device is associated with a permanent device identifier;
a master device implanted in the human body, the master device including a communications module operable to address a first communication to a selected one of the slave devices using the permanent device identifier associated with the selected slave device, wherein the first communication includes a local identifier assigned to the selected slave device, wherein the assigned local identifier does not match any other local identifier assigned to any other slave device implanted in the human body, and wherein subsequent communications are addressed to the selected slave device using the assigned local identifier; and
wherein after a power reset of the selected slave device, the selected slave device is further operable to perform commands addressed to the selected slave device with the assigned local identifier, but that do not include the permanent device identifier of the selected slave device.
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Abstract
A system includes multiple slave devices implanted in a human body, wherein each slave device includes a communication module operable to receive transmitted communications and is associated with a permanent device identifier. The system further includes a master device including a communications module operable to address a first communication to a selected slave device using the permanent device identifier associated with the selected slave device, wherein the first communication includes a local identifier assigned to the selected slave device, the assigned local identifier does not match any other local identifier assigned to any other slave device implanted in the human body, and subsequent communications are addressed to the selected slave device using the assigned local identifier.
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15 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of slave devices implanted in a human body, wherein each slave device includes a communication module operable to receive transmitted communications, and wherein each slave device is associated with a permanent device identifier; a master device implanted in the human body, the master device including a communications module operable to address a first communication to a selected one of the slave devices using the permanent device identifier associated with the selected slave device, wherein the first communication includes a local identifier assigned to the selected slave device, wherein the assigned local identifier does not match any other local identifier assigned to any other slave device implanted in the human body, and wherein subsequent communications are addressed to the selected slave device using the assigned local identifier; and wherein after a power reset of the selected slave device, the selected slave device is further operable to perform commands addressed to the selected slave device with the assigned local identifier, but that do not include the permanent device identifier of the selected slave device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for facilitating communication between a master device implanted in a body, and a plurality of slave medical devices implanted in the body, wherein each slave medical device has an associated permanent device identifier, wherein the method is carried out by the master device, the method comprising:
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assigning a local identifier to each of one or more of the plurality of slave medical devices, wherein each assigned local identifier is selectable during each communication session, and wherein each local identifier comprises fewer bits than the permanent device identifier of the associated slave medical device; transmitting a message to each of the one or more slave medical devices, wherein the message comprises the associated permanent device identifier and the assigned local identifier; receiving an acknowledgment response from the selected slave medical device, the acknowledgment response indicating that the selected slave medical device has accepted the assigned local identifier; and using the local identifier assigned to a selected one of the one or more slave medical devices to address subsequent communications to the selected slave device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a plurality of slave medical devices implanted in a body, wherein each slave medical device includes a slave processing module and a slave communication module, and wherein each slave medical device is associated with a permanent device identifier that is globally unique, wherein each slave communication module is configured to receive transmitted communications; and a master device including a master processing module operable to assign a dynamically assigned local identifier to each of one or more associated slave medical devices among the plurality of slave medical devices, wherein each assigned local identifier is unique among the other assigned local identifiers and is shorter than the permanent device identifier, and wherein the master device further includes a master communication module configured to transmit each assigned local identifier to the associated slave medical device, and wherein the master communication module addresses subsequent communications to each of the one or more associated slave devices using the assigned local identifier, without using the associated global device identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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