Implantable neurostimulator-initiated status notification
First Claim
1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a power source configured for storing energy;
monitoring circuitry configured for monitoring a quantity of the stored energy in the power source; and
control circuitry configured for generating a battery status signal based on the monitored quantity of stored energy;
telemetry circuitry configured for transcutaneously sending a communication initiation signal to an external device to initiate a communications link with the external device, and sending the battery status signal to the external device, wherein the communication initiation signal is sent prior to the battery status signal; and
a housing containing the power source, the monitoring circuitry, the control circuitry, and the telemetry circuitry.
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Abstract
A medical system comprises an implantable medical device having a power source, the implantable medical device configured for monitoring a quantity of the stored energy in the power source, generating a battery status signal based on the monitored quantity of stored energy, and for transcutaneously transmitting a communication initiation signal and the battery status signal. The medical system further comprises an external device configured for transcutaneously receiving the communication initial signal and the battery status signal from the rechargeable implantable medical device, changing from a relatively low energy consumption state to a relatively high energy consumption state in response to the received communication initiation signal, and for generating a user-discernible signal in response to the received status signal.
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20 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a power source configured for storing energy; monitoring circuitry configured for monitoring a quantity of the stored energy in the power source; and control circuitry configured for generating a battery status signal based on the monitored quantity of stored energy; telemetry circuitry configured for transcutaneously sending a communication initiation signal to an external device to initiate a communications link with the external device, and sending the battery status signal to the external device, wherein the communication initiation signal is sent prior to the battery status signal; and a housing containing the power source, the monitoring circuitry, the control circuitry, and the telemetry circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An external device for use with a rechargeable implantable medical device having a power source, comprising:
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telemetry circuitry configured for transcutaneously receiving a communication initiation signal, and a battery status signal from the rechargeable implantable medical device, wherein the communication initiation signal initiates a communications link with the external device prior to receiving the battery status signal; control circuitry configured for changing the external device from a first energy consumption state to a second energy consumption state higher than the first energy consumption state in response to the received communication initiation signal; and an indicator configured for generating a user-discernible signal in response to the received status signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medical system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device having a power source, the implantable medical device configured for monitoring a quantity of the stored energy in the power source, generating a battery status signal based on the monitored quantity of stored energy, and for transcutaneously transmitting a communication initiation signal and the battery status signal; and an external device configured for transcutaneously receiving the communication initiation signal and the battery status signal from the rechargeable implantable medical device, changing from a first energy consumption state to a second energy consumption state higher than the first energy consumption state in response to the received communication initiation signal, and for generating a user-discernible signal in response to the received status signal, wherein the communication initiation signal initiates a communications link between the external device and the implantable medical device prior to receiving the battery status signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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