Pacemaker RF telemetry repeater and method
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- using a programmer to activate a repeater device to receive a radio frequency communication between a therapy-providing implantable medical device (IMD) and the programmer over a first channel;
using the repeater device to transmit the radio frequency communication over a second channel different front the first channel to improve transmission quality and reduce potential for lost or interrupted communication; and
using the programmer to deactivate the repeater device to allow direct communications from the programmer to the IMD and from the IMD to the programmer.
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Abstract
A system and method for repeating radio frequency (RF) transmissions between a programmer and an implantable medical device (IMD) is provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to an RF repeater. According to various embodiments, the repeater includes a first antenna and a first communication circuit electrically connected to the first antenna. The first communication circuit is adapted to communicate with an IMD, the IMD including a built-in active telemetry transceiver, over a first channel. The device also includes a second antenna and a second communication circuit electrically connected to the second antenna. The second communication circuit is adapted to communicate with a programmer over a second channel different from the first channel. The device also includes a control circuit coupled to the first and second communication circuits. The control circuit is adapted to enable or disable the first and second communication circuits. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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using a programmer to activate a repeater device to receive a radio frequency communication between a therapy-providing implantable medical device (IMD) and the programmer over a first channel; using the repeater device to transmit the radio frequency communication over a second channel different front the first channel to improve transmission quality and reduce potential for lost or interrupted communication; and using the programmer to deactivate the repeater device to allow direct communications from the programmer to the IMD and from the IMD to the programmer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for using a radio frequency telemetry repeater having a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit, the method comprising:
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using a programmer to activate the repeater; receiving a first radio frequency communication from a therapy-providing implantable medical device (IMD) over a first channel using the first communication circuit; transmitting the first radio frequency communication to the programmer over a second channel different from the first channel using the second communication circuit; receiving a second radio frequency communication from the programmer using the second communication circuit; transmitting the second radio frequency communication to the IMD using the first communication circuit; and using the programmer to deactivate the repeater to allow direct communications from the programmer to the IMD and from the IMD to the programmer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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