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Systems and methods for implantable medical devices including near field communications

US9955289B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

PACESETTER, INC. · US

Inventors

Franklin Liu · Austin, US
Jorge N. Amely-Velez · Simi Valley, US
Perry Li · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 2016
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 14, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2250/04
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a near field communications (NFC) detector network for use in an implantable medical device. The NFC detector network includes a combined Bluetooth low energy (BLE)NFC antenna, a BLE transceiver, a BLE path electrically connecting the combined BLE/NFC antenna to the BLE transceiver and configured to communicate BLE signals received at the combined BLE/NFC antenna to the BLE transceiver, and an NFC path electrically connecting the combined BLE/NFC antenna to the BLE transceiver, the NFC path configured to generate an activation signal for the BLE transceiver based on an NFC signal received at the combined BLE/NFC antenna.

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