Telemetry during safety mode operation

US8509910B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Conrad L. Sowder · Minneapolis, US
• Thomas J. Harris · Bloomington, US
• Douglas J. Gifford · Ham Lake, US
• William J. Linder · Golden Valley, US
• Hiten J. Doshi · Plymouth, US
• Scott R. Stubbs · Maple Grove, US
• Kenneth P. Hoyme · Plymouth, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 4, 2008
• Grant date: Aug 13, 2013
• Expiry date: May 17, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/37254
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This document discusses, among other things, an implantable device comprising a communication circuit configured to communicate with an external device, a logic circuit communicatively coupled to the communication circuit, and a processor, communicatively coupled to the logic circuit and the communication circuit. The processor is configured to communicate information with the external device, via the communication circuit and the logic circuit, using a set of communication messages. While in a device safety mode, the processor is held in an inactive state and the logic circuit is configured to communicate with the external device using a subset of the set of communication messages.