Systems and methods for establishing a communication link between an implantable medical device and an external instrument

US10021733B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PACESETTER, INC. · US

Inventors

• Heidi Hellman · Los Angeles, US
• Tejpal Singh · Santa Clarita, US
• Yongjian Wu · Albany, US
• Reza Shahandeh · Thousand Oaks, US
• Youjing Huang · San Jose, US
• Chao-Wen Young · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 21, 2017
• Grant date: Jul 10, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 21, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02D30/70
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for establishing a bi-directional communication link with an implantable medical device. The systems and methods include an implantable medical device (IMD) and an external instrument configured to establish a wireless bi-directional communication link there between over a wireless protocol. The wireless bi-directional communication link is established based on a scanning interval. The external instrument includes one or more processors electrically coupled to a radio frequency (RF) circuit and a memory device. The one or more processors are configured to define the scanning interval based on an advertising schedule received from the IMD.