Performance assessment and adaptation of an acoustic communication link
First Claim
1. A method of adapting the performance of an acoustic communication link between an implantable medical device and a communicating device, the method comprising:
- initiating an acoustic link with the implantable medical device;
measuring an initial performance of the acoustic link;
determining whether the initial performance of the acoustic link is adequate by comparing a performance parameter of the acoustic link against a redetermined threshold performance parameter stored within a controller; and
adjusting at least one operating parameter related to the acoustic link in the event the initial performance of the acoustic link is inadequate, the at least one operating parameter including a parameter related to at least one of the transmission or reception of an acoustic signal via an acoustic transducer.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for adapting the performance of an acoustic communication link with an implantable medical device (IMD) are disclosed. An illustrative method includes initiating an acoustic link with the IMD, measuring an initial performance of the acoustic link, determining whether the initial performance of the acoustic link is adequate, adjusting an operating parameter related to the acoustic link in the event the initial performance of the acoustic link is inadequate, measuring a performance of the acoustic link in response to the adjusted operating parameter, and setting the operating parameter to a prior setting if the measured performance of the acoustic link does not improve in response to the adjusted operating parameter.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of adapting the performance of an acoustic communication link between an implantable medical device and a communicating device, the method comprising:
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initiating an acoustic link with the implantable medical device; measuring an initial performance of the acoustic link; determining whether the initial performance of the acoustic link is adequate by comparing a performance parameter of the acoustic link against a redetermined threshold performance parameter stored within a controller; and adjusting at least one operating parameter related to the acoustic link in the event the initial performance of the acoustic link is inadequate, the at least one operating parameter including a parameter related to at least one of the transmission or reception of an acoustic signal via an acoustic transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of adapting the performance of an acoustic communication link between an implantable medical device and a communicating device, the method comprising:
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initiating an acoustic link between the implantable medical device and one or more communicating devices, each communicating device including at least one acoustic transducer adapted to transmit or receive acoustic signals, and a controller adapted to measure at least one parameter associated with the performance of the acoustic link; measuring a performance of the acoustic link; comparing a performance parameter of the acoustic link against a predetermined threshold performance value stored within the controller; and adjusting at least one operating parameter related to the acoustic link in the event the performance of the acoustic link is inadequate, the at least one operating parameter including a parameter related to the transmission of an acoustic signal from the acoustic transducer of the implantable medical device.
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14. A system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device including a physiological sensor and an acoustic transducer adapted to transmit and receive acoustic signals; a communicating device in acoustic communication with the implantable medical device via an acoustic link, the communicating device including an acoustic transducer adapted to transmit and receive acoustic signals; and a means for measuring a performance parameter of the acoustic link, comparing the measured performance parameter against a predetermined threshold performance parameter stored within a controller of the implantable medical device or communicating device, and adjusting at least one operating parameter of the implantable medical device or the communicating device in response to a measured performance parameter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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