Self-referencing communication in implantable devices

US8187161B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PROTEUS BIOMEDICAL, INC. · US

Inventors

• Haifeng Li · Zhejiang, CN
• Mark Zdeblick · Portola Valley, US
• Lawrence Arne · Los Altos, US
• Yafei Bi · Los Altos Hills, US
• Nilay Jani · San Jose, US
• Jonathan Withrington · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 29, 2008
• Grant date: May 29, 2012
• Expiry date: Oct 24, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/025
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Various aspects of the present invention enable robust, reliable control functionality for effectors present on intraluminal, e.g., vascular leads, as well as other types of implantable devices. Aspects of the invention include implantable integrated circuits that have self-referencing and self-clocking signal encoding, and are capable of bidirectional communication. Also provided by the invention are effector assemblies that include the integrated circuits, as well as implantable medical devices, e.g., pulse generators that include the same, as well as systems and kits thereof and methods of using the same, e.g., in pacing applications, including cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) applications.