Concurrent delivery of treatment therapy with telemetry in an implantable medical device
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1. An implantable medical device implantable within a patient, comprising:
- a telemetry module adapted to provide bi-directional transcutaneous telemetry communication using a telemetry signal with an external device;
a circuit adapted to perform transcutaneous recharging of a rechargeable power source, wherein an electromagnetic signal is generated by said transcutaneous recharging of a rechargeable power source;
wherein said bi-directional transcutaneous communication occurs while said telemetry signal and said electromagnetic signal occur simultaneously; and
wherein said telemetry module is adapted to prevent said electromagnetic signal from corrupting said telemetry signal.
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Abstract
A system, method and implantable medical for concurrently providing a therapeutic output to a patient while communicating transcutaneously with an external device. The therapeutic output is provided to the patient with an implantable medical device wherein an electromagnetic signal is associated with at least one of recharging of a rechargeable power source and providing the therapeutic output. Bi-directional transcutaneous communication is conducted via via telemetry between the implantable medical device and an external device using a telemetry signal while the telemetry signal and the electromagnetic signal occur simultaneously.
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1. An implantable medical device implantable within a patient, comprising:
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a telemetry module adapted to provide bi-directional transcutaneous telemetry communication using a telemetry signal with an external device; a circuit adapted to perform transcutaneous recharging of a rechargeable power source, wherein an electromagnetic signal is generated by said transcutaneous recharging of a rechargeable power source; wherein said bi-directional transcutaneous communication occurs while said telemetry signal and said electromagnetic signal occur simultaneously; and wherein said telemetry module is adapted to prevent said electromagnetic signal from corrupting said telemetry signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An implantable medical device, comprising;
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a circuit configured to transcutaneously recharge a rechargeable power source of the implantable medical device, wherein an electromagnetic signal is generated by the transcutaneous recharging of the rechargeable power source; an intermediate grounded receiving coil adapted to receive a transcutaneous telemetry signal; and a telemetry module, operatively coupled to said intermediate grounded receiving coil and configured to provide bi-directional transcutaneous telemetry communication using said telemetry signal with an external device; wherein said transcutaneous telemetry communication occurs while said telemetry signal and said electromagnetic signal occur simultaneously; and wherein said telemetry module is adapted to prevent said electromagnetic signal from corrupting said telemetry signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method, comprising the steps of:
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transcutaneously recharging a rechargeable power source of an implantable medical device wherein an electromagnetic signal is generated by said transcutaneously recharging of said implantable medical device; and bi-directionally transcutaneously communicating via telemetry between said implantable medical device and an external device using a telemetry signal while said telemetry signal and said electromagnetic signal occur simultaneously, and wherein said telemetry module is adapted to prevent said electromagnetic signal from corrupting said telemetry signal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A medical device implantable within a patient, comprising:
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a circuit adapted to transcutaneously recharge a rechargeable power source of the medical device, said transcutaneous recharging generating an electromagnetic signal and a telemetry module adapted to perform bi-directional telemetry communication via a telemetry signal while said electromagnetic signal is occurring, and said telemetry module is adapted to prevent corruption of said telemetry signal by said electromagnetic signal. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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