Acoustically triggered therapy delivery
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1. A medical device system for automatically delivering a therapy, comprising:
- a first device configured to sense a physiological signal and generate a control signal in response to the physiological signal;
an acoustical emitting device controlled by the first device to emit an acoustical trigger signal in response to receiving the control signal from the first device; and
a second device comprising;
a transducer for receiving the acoustical trigger signal,a therapy delivery module, anda power source comprising at least one battery connected to the therapy delivery module and configured to supply power required by the therapy delivery module;
the second device configured to detect the acoustical trigger signal and deliver the therapy to a patient in response to detecting the acoustical trigger signal, wherein delivering the therapy comprises enabling the power source connected to the therapy delivery module of the second device to provide power to deliver the therapy.
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Abstract
A medical device system is configured to sense a physiological signal by a first device and generate a control signal by the first device in response to the physiological signal. An acoustical emitting device is controlled by the first device to emit an acoustical trigger signal in response to the control signal. A second device detects the acoustical trigger signal and delivers an automatic therapy to a patient in response to detecting the acoustical trigger signal.
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1. A medical device system for automatically delivering a therapy, comprising:
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a first device configured to sense a physiological signal and generate a control signal in response to the physiological signal; an acoustical emitting device controlled by the first device to emit an acoustical trigger signal in response to receiving the control signal from the first device; and a second device comprising; a transducer for receiving the acoustical trigger signal, a therapy delivery module, and a power source comprising at least one battery connected to the therapy delivery module and configured to supply power required by the therapy delivery module; the second device configured to detect the acoustical trigger signal and deliver the therapy to a patient in response to detecting the acoustical trigger signal, wherein delivering the therapy comprises enabling the power source connected to the therapy delivery module of the second device to provide power to deliver the therapy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for delivering an automatic therapy by a medical device system, comprising:
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sensing a physiological signal by a first device; generating a control signal by the first device in response to the physiological signal; automatically emitting an acoustical trigger signal by an acoustical emitting device receiving the control signal; detecting the acoustical trigger signal by a second device comprising a transducer that is responsive to the acoustical trigger signal; and delivering the therapy to a patient in response to the second device detecting the acoustical trigger signal, wherein delivering the therapy comprises enabling a power source of the second device comprising at least one battery and being connected to a therapy delivery module of the second device to provide power to deliver the therapy. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor of an implantable medical device system, cause the system to:
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sense a physiological signal by a first device; generate a control signal by the first device in response to the physiological signal; emit an acoustical trigger signal by an acoustical emitting device in response to the control signal; detect the acoustical trigger signal by a second device comprising a transducer that is responsive to the acoustical trigger signal; and deliver a therapy by the second device to a patient in response to the second device detecting the acoustical trigger signal, wherein delivering the therapy comprises enabling a power source of the second device comprising at least one battery and being connected to a therapy delivery module of the second device to provide power to deliver the therapy.
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