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

US9687658B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PACESETTER, INC. · US

Inventors

• Yonjian Wu · Saratoga, US
• Reza Shahandeh · Thousand Oaks, US
• Samir Shah · Valencia, US
• Chao-Wen Young · Cupertino, US
• Mostafa Sadeghi · Los Angeles, US
• Jun Yang · Valencia, US
• Thanh Tieu · Simi Valley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 1, 2015
• Grant date: Jun 27, 2017
• Expiry date: Apr 1, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/37223
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for bridging a bi-directional communication link between an external device and an implantable medical device (IMD). The systems and methods establish a first bi-directional communication link between an external device and a wireless bridge device according to a wireless protocol, and establish a second bi-directional communication link between the wireless bridge device and an IMD concurrently with the first bi-direction communication link according to the wireless protocol. The systems and methods further receive a data packet from the external device at the wireless bridge device. The data packet is received during the communication interval. The systems and methods further transmit the data packet from the wireless bridge device to the IMD during the communication interval.