Communication method for implantable medical device
US6106551A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M60/148
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical assembly, such as an artificial heart assembly, adapted to be implanted within a living subject is composed of an implantable data communications interface adapted to receive an encoded data signal from a data communications interface located outside the subject at a position remote from the medical assembly. The encoded data signal is transmitted in a plurality of periodic signal bursts, which are transmitted at a first frequency to represent a first data value and a second frequency to represent a second data value. Each of the bursts comprises a plurality of signal transitions having a third frequency greater than both the first and second frequencies.
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