Systems and methods for initiating a communication link between an implantable medical device and an external device

US9288614B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• PACESETTER, INC. · US

Inventors

• Chao-Wen Young · Cupertino, US
• Yongjian Wu · Albany, US
• Mostafa Sadeghi · Los Angeles, US
• Erik Newton Shreve · Dallas, US
• Andrew Rissing · McKinney, US
• Jun Yang · Valencia, US
• Heidi Hellman · Los Angeles, US
• Katie Hoberman · La Cañada Flintridge, US
• Samir Shah · Valencia, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 3, 2015
• Grant date: Mar 15, 2016
• Expiry date: Mar 3, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H40/63
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for initiating a bi-directional communication link with an implantable medical device. The systems and methods configure an implantable medical device (IMD) to detect activation fields from a triggering device when the triggering device is positioned proximate to the IMD, and to identify a field characterization of the activation field. The systems and methods further configure the IMD to establish a bi-directional communication link with an external device through a select communication initialization mode form a plurality of communication initialization modes defined by a wireless protocol in response to the field characterization of the activation field.