Body-associated receiver and method

US8114021B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PROTEUS BIOMEDICAL, INC. · US

Inventors

• Timothy Robertson · Belmont, US
• Fataneh Omidvar · Danville, US
• Yashar Behzadi · San Francisco, US
• Lawrence Arne · Los Altos, US
• Kenneth Rowberry · San Jose, US
• James Hutchison · San Diego, US
• Robert Leichner · Menlo Park, US
• George Savage · Portola Valley, US
• Andrew Thompson · Seattle, US
• Mark Zdeblick · Portola Valley, US
• Marc Kreidler · Sunnyvale, US
• Hooman Hafezi · Redwood City, US
• Robert Duck · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 15, 2009
• Grant date: Feb 14, 2012
• Expiry date: May 19, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A90/10
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Receivers, which may be external or implantable, are provided. Aspects of receivers of the invention include the presence of one or more of: a high power-low power module; an intermediary module; a power supply module configured to activate and deactivate one or more power supplies to a high power processing block; a serial peripheral interface bus connecting master and slave blocks; and a multi-purpose connector. Receivers of the invention may be configured to receive a conductively transmitted signal. Also provided are systems that include the receivers, as well as methods of using the same. Additionally systems and methods are disclosed for using a receiver for coordinating with dosage delivery systems.