Intra-body device communication with redundant message transmission

US11590353B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Brendan Early Koop · Ham Lake, US
• Paul Huelskamp · Windom, US
• Lance Eric Juffer · Lino Lakes, US
• Kyle Leonard Nelson · Rochester, US
• Keith R. Maile · New Brighton, US
• Jacob M. Ludwig · Isanti, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 29, 2020
• Grant date: Feb 28, 2023
• Expiry date: May 11, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/395
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Implantable medical devices (IMD), such as but not limited to leadless cardiac pacemakers (LCP), subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators (SICD), transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillators, neuro-stimulators (NS), implantable monitors (IM), may be configured to communicate with each other. In some cases, a first IMD may transmit instructions to a second IMD. In order to improve the chances of a successfully received transmission, the first IMD may transmit the instructions several times during a particular time frame, such as during a single heartbeat. If the second IMD receives the message more than once, the second IMD recognizes that the messages were redundant and acts accordingly.