System and methods for communicating between an implantable medical device and an external device
First Claim
1. A communications bridge to interface between an external device and an implantable medical device (IMD), the bridge comprising:
- a first transceiver configured to communicate with the IMD utilizing a Medical Implant Communications Service (MICS) protocol;
a second transceiver configured to communicate with the external device utilizing a standardized wireless computer network (SWCN) protocol;
a MICS controller coupled to, and configured to manage operation of, the first transceiver based on the MICS protocol;
a SWCN controller coupled to, and configured to manage operation of, the second transceiver based on the SWCN protocol; and
a bridge microcontroller coupled to the MICS and SWCN controllers, the microcontroller configured to convert data between the MICS and SWCN protocols and to exchange the data to and from the MICS and SWCN controllers to provide a wireless bridge between the SWCN enabled external device and the IMD.
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Abstract
A method is provided for a bridge device to interface between an external device and an implantable medical device (“IMD”), the bridge device includes a system on a chip (“SoC”) having a memory, an input/output interface, a standard wireless computer network (“SWCN”) controller and a bridge controller integrated into a single integrated circuit (“IC”). The method includes configuring the bridge controller to convert data between a Medical Implant Communication Service (MICS) protocol and a SWCN protocol, coupling a MICS controller to the SoC, and configuring the MICS controller to manage operation of a first transceiver based on the MICS protocol. The method includes configuring the SWCN controller to manage operation of a second transceiver based on the SWCN protocol, communicating between the bridge device and an IMD utilizing the first transceiver, and communicating between the bridge device and an external device utilizing the second transceiver.
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1. A communications bridge to interface between an external device and an implantable medical device (IMD), the bridge comprising:
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a first transceiver configured to communicate with the IMD utilizing a Medical Implant Communications Service (MICS) protocol; a second transceiver configured to communicate with the external device utilizing a standardized wireless computer network (SWCN) protocol; a MICS controller coupled to, and configured to manage operation of, the first transceiver based on the MICS protocol; a SWCN controller coupled to, and configured to manage operation of, the second transceiver based on the SWCN protocol; and a bridge microcontroller coupled to the MICS and SWCN controllers, the microcontroller configured to convert data between the MICS and SWCN protocols and to exchange the data to and from the MICS and SWCN controllers to provide a wireless bridge between the SWCN enabled external device and the IMD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing a bridge device to interface between an external device and an implantable medical device (IMD), the bridge device including a system on a chip (SoC) having a memory, an input/output interface, a SWCN controller and a bridge controller integrated into a single integrated circuit (IC);
- the method comprising;
configuring the bridge controller to convert data between a Medical Implant Communications Service (MICS) protocol and a standardized wireless computer network (SWCN) protocol; coupling a MICS controller to the SoC, the MICS controller configured to manage operation of a first transceiver based on the MICS protocol; configuring the SWCN controller to manage operation of a second transceiver based on the SWCN protocol; communicating between the bridge device and an IMD utilizing the first transceiver; and communicating between the bridge device and an external device utilizing the second transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- the method comprising;
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