User-attachable or detachable telemetry module for medical devices
First Claim
1. An implantable far-field telemetry module, including:
- an antenna;
an radio-frequency (RF) module, coupled to the antenna, the RF module including an RF transmitter; and
at least one data interface connector, coupled to the RF module, adapted to electrically connect the telemetry module to an implantable medical device for wired communication of data from the implantable medical device to the telemetry module for wireless communication of the data by the RF transmitter to an external device, the interface connector being at least one of a user-attachable connector and a detachable connector.
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Abstract
An implantable, self-contained, user-attachable or detachable telemetry module plugs into an implantable medical device to provide or supplement one or more telemetry functions needed by a patient having certain health conditions. A user-attachable or detachable telemetry module allows a user, such as a physician or other care provider, to select a telemetry module and attach it to a medical device. Various types of telemetry are implemented as various user-attachable or detachable telemetry modules, each providing one or more telemetry functions suitable for a particular patient whose condition imposes a particular demand on telemetry. A care provider selects a user-attachable or detachable telemetry module most suited for the particular patient, which improves healthcare cost efficiency. One example of user-attachable or detachable telemetry module includes a radio-frequency (RF) transmitter-receiver circuit module and a lead carrying an antenna. In one example, the circuit module is away from the implantable medical device and coupled to the implantable medical device through the lead. In another example, the circuit module directly attaches to the implantable medical device.
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47 Claims
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1. An implantable far-field telemetry module, including:
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an antenna; an radio-frequency (RF) module, coupled to the antenna, the RF module including an RF transmitter; and at least one data interface connector, coupled to the RF module, adapted to electrically connect the telemetry module to an implantable medical device for wired communication of data from the implantable medical device to the telemetry module for wireless communication of the data by the RF transmitter to an external device, the interface connector being at least one of a user-attachable connector and a detachable connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An implantable far-field telemetry module, including:
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an antenna; an radio-frequency (RF) module, coupled to the antenna, the RF module including an RF transmitter; and at least one interface connector, coupled to the RF module, adapted to attach the telemetry module to an implantable medical device, the interface connector being at least one of a user-attachable connector and a detachable connector, in which; the antenna includes a first end and a second end; the RF module is coupled to the first end of the antenna; and the interface connector is coupled to the second end of the antenna and to the RF module through the antenna. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method including:
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connecting a user-attachable or detachable implantable far-field telemetry module to an implantable medical device to provide wired transmission of data from the implantable medical device to the telemetry module; and using the telemetry module to provide far-field wireless telemetry of the data from the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method including:
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connecting a user-attachable or detachable implantable far-field telemetry module to an implantable medical device, and providing far-field telemetry for the implantable medical device using the telemetry module, including; receiving, via wired communication using an electrical conductor, a first data stream from the implantable medical device; generating a first radio-frequency (RF) carrier suitable for far-field data transmission from within a body; modulating the first RF carrier to be representative of the first data stream; and wirelessly transmitting the modulated first RF carrier. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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