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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8108048 | Protocol implementation for telemetry communications involving implantable medical devices Embodiments of the invention relate to optimizing telemetry communication involving one or more medical devices and one or more electrical devices. The telemetry communication is optimized by implementing software and/or one or more additional circuits within at lea... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8086320 | Wireless communication device with integrated defibrillator A handheld wireless communication device having a defibrillator integrated therein to be employed in an emergency situation to supply electrical therapy to a victim who is experiencing cardiac distress. The defibrillator being powered by at least one thermally power... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078285 | Reversible implantable acoustic sensor An implantable medical device having an acoustic element includes a control module coupled to the acoustic element, an acoustic sensing module coupled to the control module, and a patient alert driver module coupled to the control circuit. The patient alert driver m... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073548 | Wristband or other type of band having an adjustable antenna for use with a sensor reader The present invention provides, among other things, a sensor system, having (1) a sensor implanted in a body part of the subject, wherein the sensor has a first antenna, and (2) a sensor reader worn on the subject's body part, wherein the sensor reader has a band ho... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068917 | Fail-safe programming for implantable medical device In general, the invention is directed to a system with a fail-safe mode for remote programming of medical devices, such as implantable medical devices (IMDs). During a remote programming session, an adverse event, such as a programming session failure, may prevent p... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068918 | Remote monitoring and control of implantable devices A treatment system includes a regulator implanted within a patient, a computing device storing at least one patient database associated with the patient in whom the regulator is implanted, and a data transfer device. The data transfer device provides bidirectional c... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065019 | Methods and systems for improving the reliability of the time basis for data logged in an implantable medical device Disclosed are methods for synchronizing the time basis of logged data between an implantable medical device such as an IPG and an external device. The IPG logs various operational parameters as data and associates the same with a possibly-inaccurate IPG time stamp a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065018 | System and method for unscheduled wireless communication with a medical device Unscheduled wireless communication with a medical device is achieved by operating a receiver of the medical device in a series of modes. Each mode provides an increasingly selective evaluation of received RF energy. The receiver, when operating in a first mode, is c... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060213 | Medical telemetry system and operating method therefor A method in a telemetry system for establishing a connection between a base station and an implantable medical device includes the steps of: starting, in the base station, a first timer B-T2; determining, in the base station 4, channels that are fr... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060212 | External medical device configurations for communicating with implantable medical devices Exemplary external medical devices are configurable to communicate with an implantable medical device (IMD). One medical device includes multiple IMD telemetry ports operable to connect IMD telemetry mechanisms to the medical device. The medical device also includes... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055350 | System and method for enabling communications with implantable medical devices A method is presented for enabling radio-frequency (RF) communications between an implantable medical device and an external device in a manner which reduces the power requirements of the implantable device by duty cycling its RF circuitry. A wakeup scheme for the i... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050771 | Phased array cofire antenna structure and method for operating the same An antenna structure for an implantable medical device (IMD) is provided that includes an antenna embedded within a structure derived from a plurality of discrete dielectric layers. An array of electrodes are connected to the antenna structure and arranged for apply... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046080 | Telemetry duty cycle management system for an implantable medical device An implantable medical device comprising a far field RF transmitter and receiver, a controller circuit communicatively coupled to the RF transmitter and receiver, and a wakeup timer circuit integral to, or communicatively coupled to, the controller. The controller i... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046079 | Implantable medical device telemetry with hop-on-error frequency hopping A telemetry system for data transmission between an implantable medical device and an external system includes a plurality of channels each representing a frequency band within a predetermined frequency range. The data transmission is performed using at least one ac... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041720 | Ordering telemetry messages A method for ordering telemetry messages containing attributes individually not sufficient to establish total ordering is provided. An initial rank value is assigned for a first telemetry message. For a subsequent telemetry message, it is determined if an attribute ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041432 | Implantable medical device with two or more telemetry systems An implantable medical device comprises a near field telemetry module to wirelessly receive first information into the IMD, a far field telemetry module to wirelessly receive second information into the IMD, and a processor in electrical communication with the near ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041431 | System and method for in situ trimming of oscillators in a pair of implantable medical devices A system and method for in situ trimming of oscillators in a pair of implantable medical devices is provided. Each frequency over a range of oscillator trim frequencies for an initiating implantable medical device is selected and a plurality of commands are sent via... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8019433 | Adaptive interference reduction during telemetry An implantable medical device has a first module for performing telemetry communications with another device and a second module for delivering a high voltage therapy to a patient. The first module is configured to detect a communication error, and the second module... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019434 | Automatic power control for a radio frequency transceiver of an implantable device Power supplied to a particular telemetry system of an implantable device having multiple telemetry systems is managed by a state machine. Power to a transceiver of a device is terminated if the particular telemetry system remains dormant or inactive for a programmab... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014872 | System and apparatus for controlled activation of acute use medical devices An integrated activation system for an implantable medical device (IMD) sharing a power source, the activation system comprising a switching circuit having first and second inputs and having an output coupled to the acute use device, a gating element coupled to the ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010206 | External coil assembly for implantable medical prostheses Methods and devices for inductively coupled implants on the human or animal body are disclosed. An external coil assembly to be used with the implant has a transmitting coil and one or more receiving coils. The number of the receiving coils, their distance from the ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010205 | Multiple telemetry and/or charging coil configurations for an implantable medical device system Embodiments of an improved implantable medical device system for orientation-independent telemetry to and from the device are disclosed. The system includes an external controller which produces an electromagnetic field to induce a current in a coil in the implantab... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8000799 | In-home remote monitor with smart repeater, memory and emergency event management A remote patient monitoring system is provided including an implantable medical device (IMD) capable of collecting and storing medical data and multiple, networked external monitoring devices adapted for wireless communication with the IMD. The networked monitoring ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000000 | Visual prosthesis A visual prosthesis apparatus and a method for limiting power consumption in a visual prosthesis apparatus. The visual prosthesis apparatus comprises a camera for capturing a video image, a video processing unit associated with the camera, the video processing unit ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7991479 | Neurostimulator programmer with clothing attachable antenna In general, the invention is directed to a patient programmer for an implantable medical device. The patient programmer may include one or more of a variety of features that may enhance performance, support mobility and compactness, or promote patient convenience. | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986997 | Communication module and method of operation thereof A method of making a wireless communication connection between a patient device and an electromedical implant as communication partners is disclosed, wherein a transmitting unit of the patient device is continually switched on and off, so that the transmitting unit ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7986998 | Methods and devices for detection of context when addressing a medical condition of a patient Methods and devices detect context related to a patient when monitoring a physiological condition of the patient and/or when applying one or more modes of therapy. The context may be a patient context such as posture or an environmental context such as ambient condi... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7983760 | Control unit having a deployable antenna A control unit for an implantable medical device includes a housing and electronics within the housing. The electronics control an RF emission from the control unit. An antenna is pivotably connected to the housing. The antenna is movable between a stowed position w... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7983759 | Advanced patient management for reporting multiple health-related parameters Systems, devices and methods for reporting multiple health-related parameters are disclosed. One aspect is a programmable device having machine executable instructions for performing a method to report multiple parameters related to a health condition of a patient. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979136 | Method and system for multi-device communication A medical data system including a plurality of receivers configured to wirelessly receive medical data via a signal. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974702 | Communication device, communication system and communication method for an implantable medical device A communication device for an implantable medical device may include: an input/output interface configured to communicate with a wireless communication device; a communication interface configured to communicate with a remote system; and a processor configured to pe... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7957813 | Adaptive staged wake-up for implantable medical device communication A communication wake-up scheme for an implantable medical device may involve repeatedly activating a receiver to determine whether an external device is attempting to establish communication with the implantable device. To reduce the amount of power consumed by the ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957812 | Differential entropy based encoding of data with variable length probabilistic codes Waveforms are digitally sampled and compressed for storage in memory. The compression of the data includes generating a truncated entropy encoding map and using the values within the map to obtain good compression. An encoder further sub-selects values to be encoded... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7953492 | System and method for annotating and compressing waveform data Waveforms are digitally sampled and compressed for storage in memory. The compression of the data includes generating a truncated entropy encoding map and using the values within the map to obtain good compression. An encoder further sub-selects values to be encoded... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949405 | Cardiac stimulation control and communication system Cardiac stimulation control and communication system, including a pacemaker, having a processor for processing input signals to and/or from one or more electrodes located in a heart. A signal processing network for receiving input signals and for providing a Time Di... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7949404 | Communications network for distributed sensing and therapy in biomedical applications An implantable medical device system is provided with multiple medical devices implanted in a patient's body and a wireless mesh communication network providing multiple communication pathways between the multiple medical devices. A communication pathway between a f... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941224 | Visual prosthesis A visual prosthesis apparatus and a method for limiting power consumption in a visual prosthesis apparatus. The visual prosthesis apparatus comprises a camera for capturing a video image, a video processing unit associated with the camera, the video processing unit ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937159 | Apparatus, system and method for therapeutic treatment of obstructive sleep apnea An implantable neurostimulator for treating obstructive sleep apnea comprises an implant configured to at least partially surround a Hypoglossal nerve (HGN) and a plurality of electrodes each attached to the implant. Each electrode configured to contact the HGN and ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933658 | Differential entropy based data compression for waveforms Waveforms are digitally sampled and compressed for storage in memory. The compression of the data includes generating a truncated entropy encoding map and using the values within the map to obtain good compression. An encoder further sub-selects values to be encoded... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7925356 | Method and apparatus for operating a diversity antenna system for communicating with implantable medical device A far-field radio frequency (RF) telemetry system for communicating with an implantable medical device includes a diversity antenna system. Multi-frame messages each including multiple outgoing data frames are transmitted to the implantable medical device. In respon... | 04/12/2011 |
