Systems and methods for detecting an error associated with an implantable device
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an implantable device comprising a back-telemetry transmitter configured to transmit one or more signals; and
an external device comprising a receiver configured to receive said one or more signals transmitted by said back-telemetry transmitter;
wherein said external devicepowers up said implantable device,verifies functionality of said implantable device by detecting a fault signal transmitted by said back-telemetry transmitter, anddisables said back-telemetry transmitter after the functionality of said implantable device is verified; and
wherein said implantable device comprises circuitry thattransmits said fault signal with said back-telemetry transmitter to said external device when said external device powers up said implantable device;
detects an error associated with said implantable device while the back-telemetry transmitter is disabled;
generates another fault signal when said error is detected;
enables said disabled back-telemetry transmitter when said error is detected; and
transmits said another fault signal with said enabled back-telemetry transmitter to said external device; and
disables the back-telemetry transmitter after the another fault signal is received by the external device.
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Abstract
Systems for detecting an error associated with an implantable device include a back-telemetry transmitter within the implantable device configured to transmit one or more signals to an external device having a receiver configured to receive the one or more signals. The implantable device includes circuitry configured to detect an error associated with the implantable device, generate a fault signal corresponding to the error, and turn on the back-telemetry transmitter to transmit the fault signal to the external device. Methods of detecting an error associated with an implantable device include powering up the implantable device with an external device, disabling a back-telemetry transmitter within the implanted device after the implanted device is powered up, detecting an error with the implanted device, generating a fault signal corresponding to the error with the implanted device, turning on the back-telemetry transmitter after the fault signal has been generated, and transmitting the fault signal to the external device with the back-telemetry transmitter.
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14 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an implantable device comprising a back-telemetry transmitter configured to transmit one or more signals; and an external device comprising a receiver configured to receive said one or more signals transmitted by said back-telemetry transmitter; wherein said external device powers up said implantable device, verifies functionality of said implantable device by detecting a fault signal transmitted by said back-telemetry transmitter, and disables said back-telemetry transmitter after the functionality of said implantable device is verified; and wherein said implantable device comprises circuitry that transmits said fault signal with said back-telemetry transmitter to said external device when said external device powers up said implantable device; detects an error associated with said implantable device while the back-telemetry transmitter is disabled; generates another fault signal when said error is detected; enables said disabled back-telemetry transmitter when said error is detected; and transmits said another fault signal with said enabled back-telemetry transmitter to said external device; and disables the back-telemetry transmitter after the another fault signal is received by the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An implantable device, comprising:
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a back-telemetry transmitter that transmits a fault signal and another fault signal to an external device via a back-telemetry link, wherein the fault signal is transmitted when the external device powers up the implantable device and is for the external device to verify a successful power up of the implantable device; and a status generator communicatively coupled to said back-telemetry transmitter and that disables the back-telemetry transmitter after the fault signal is transmitted to the external device, detects an error associated with the implantable device while the back-telemetry transmitter is disabled, generates the another fault signal when the error is detected, enables the disabled back-telemetry transmitter when said error is detected, causes the enabled back-telemetry transmitter to transmit the another fault signal to the external device, and disables the back-telemetry transmitter after the another fault signal is received by the external device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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