IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING ADIABATIC CLOCK-POWERED LOGIC
    1.
    发明公开
    IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING ADIABATIC CLOCK-POWERED LOGIC 有权
    具有绝热UHRBETRIEBENEN LOGIC植入医疗装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1259289A2

    公开(公告)日:2002-11-27

    申请号:EP01912966.7

    申请日:2001-02-23

    申请人: MEDTRONIC, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/365

    CPC分类号: A61N1/375 A61N1/362 A61N1/372

    摘要: Improved operating system architecture for an implantable medical device incorporating adiabatic clock-powered logic alone or in conjunction with conventional clocked logic or self-timed logic for reducing power consumption and increasing and improving processing capabilities is disclosed. The adiabatic clock-powered logic is employed to implement digital signal processors (DSPs) including analog to digital (ADC) signal converters, a state machine or the components of microprocessor cores, e.g., the CPU, arithmetic logic units (ALU), on-chip RAM and ROM and data and control buses, and other logic units, e.g., additional RAM and ROM, a direct memory address (DMA) controller, a block mover/reader, a cyclic redundancy code (CRC) calculator, and certain uplink and downlink telemetry signal processing stages. The adiabatic clocked CMOS logic is incorporated into the same IC or ICs with clocked CMOS logic and provides manufacturing economies.

    INTERROGATION OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE USING AUDIBLE SOUND COMMUNICATION
    2.
    发明公开
    INTERROGATION OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE USING AUDIBLE SOUND COMMUNICATION 有权
    讯问植入的有源医疗器械的使用可听TONKOMMUNIKATION

    公开(公告)号:EP1075310A1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-14

    申请号:EP99917630.8

    申请日:1999-04-20

    申请人: MEDTRONIC, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/372

    CPC分类号: A61N1/37258

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for interrogation of implantable medical device (IMD) information, including programmed parameter values, operating modes and programmed changes thereof and data stored in the IMD, by emission of audible sounds by the IMD are disclosed. The IMD includes an audio transducer that emits audible sounds including voiced statements or musical tones stored in analog memory correlated to a programming or interrogation operating algorithm or to a warning trigger event. The audible sounds can comprise the sole uplink transmission or may augment the contemporaneous uplink RF transmission of stored data, and/or programmed operating modes and parameters and/or device operations and states in an interrogation or during programming. To conserve energy, the audible sounds accompanying interrogation and programming of the IMD are at a low volume that preferably cannot be heard without use of an external audio amplifier or stethoscope. Voiced statements warning of battery energy depletion or imminent delivery of a therapy are emitted at a higher volume that is sufficient to be heard by the patient, so that the patient can take appropriate action. The volume of audible sounds confirming programmed changes made by a patient using a limited function programmer or magnet is also increased so that the patient can hear them.

    IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING SELF-TIMED LOGIC
    3.
    发明授权
    IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING SELF-TIMED LOGIC 有权
    具有自定时LOGIC植入医疗装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1259288B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-11

    申请号:EP01911146.7

    申请日:2001-02-23

    申请人: MEDTRONIC, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/365

    摘要: Improved operating system architecture for an implantable medical device incorporating self-timed logic for reducing power consumption and increasing and improving processing capabilities is disclosed. The self-timed logic is employed to implement digital signal processors (DSPs) including analog to digital (ADC) signal converters, a state machine or the components of microprocessor cores, e.g., the CPU, arithmetic logic units (ALU),on-chip RAM and ROM and data and control buses, and other logic units, e.g., additional RAM and ROM, a direct memory address (DMA) controller, a block mover/reader, a cyclic redundancy code (CRC) calculator, and certain uplink and downlink telemetry signal processing stages. The self-timed CMOS logic is incorporated into the same IC or ICs with clocked CMOS logic in a manner that minimizes the size of the clock tree serving the clocked CMOS logic, allows for efficient allocation of chip real estate, and provides manufacturing economies.

    AUDIBLE SOUND COMMUNICATION FROM AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    4.
    发明公开
    AUDIBLE SOUND COMMUNICATION FROM AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE 有权
    AUDIBLE TONKOMMUNIKATION关闭可植入医疗装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1075312A1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-14

    申请号:EP99920114.8

    申请日:1999-04-28

    申请人: Medtronic Inc.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/372

    CPC分类号: A61N1/37258 G16H40/63

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for communication of implantable medical device (IMD) information, including confirmation of programming and programmed parameter values, operating modes and programmed changes thereof and data stored in the IMD, by emission of audible sounds by the IMD are disclosed. The IMD includes an audio transducer that emits audible sounds including voiced statements or musical tones stored in analog memory correlated to a programming or interrogation operating algorithm or to a warning trigger event. The audible sounds can comprise the sole uplink transmission or may augment the contemporaneous uplink RF transmission of stored data, and/or programmed operating modes and parameters and/or device operations and states in an interrogation or during programming. To conserve energy, the audible sounds accompanying interrogation and programming of the IMD are at a low volume that preferably cannot be heard without use of an external audio amplifier or stethoscope. Voiced statements warning of battery energy depletion or imminent delivery of a therapy are emitted at a higher volume that is sufficient to be heard by the patient, so that the patient can take appropriate action. The volume of audible sounds confirming programmed changes made by a patient using a limited function programmer or magnet is also increased so that the patient can hear them.

    SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED ACTIVATION OF ACUTE USE MEDICAL DEVICES
    6.
    发明公开
    SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED ACTIVATION OF ACUTE USE MEDICAL DEVICES 审中-公开
    系统和设备,用于急性申请医疗器械的受控启动

    公开(公告)号:EP1979043A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-15

    申请号:EP07710164.0

    申请日:2007-01-17

    申请人: MEDTRONIC, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/08

    CPC分类号: A61N1/3787 A61N1/08 A61N1/378

    摘要: An integrated activation system for an implantable medical device (IMD) sharing a power source, the activation system comprising a switching circuit having first and second inputs and having an output coupled to the acute use device, a gating element coupled to the first input and configured to gate power from the power source to the switching circuit, and a sensing element coupled to the second input of the switching circuit. The sensing element is configured to sense an activation condition, enable an operation interval of the switching circuit, and transmit a signal to the switching circuit during the activation condition. The switching circuit is configured to transmit power to the acute use device upon receipt of a pre-determined number of signals from the sensing element.

    AUDIBLE SOUND COMMUNICATION FROM AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    7.
    发明授权
    AUDIBLE SOUND COMMUNICATION FROM AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE 有权
    AUDIBLE TONKOMMUNIKATION关闭可植入医疗装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1075312B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-07

    申请号:EP99920114.8

    申请日:1999-04-28

    申请人: MEDTRONIC, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/372

    CPC分类号: A61N1/37258 G16H40/63

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for communication of implantable medical device (IMD) information, including confirmation of programming and programmed parameter values, operating modes and programmed changes thereof and data stored in the IMD, by emission of audible sounds by the IMD are disclosed. The IMD includes an audio transducer that emits audible sounds including voiced statements or musical tones stored in analog memory correlated to a programming or interrogation operating algorithm or to a warning trigger event. The audible sounds can comprise the sole uplink transmission or may augment the contemporaneous uplink RF transmission of stored data, and/or programmed operating modes and parameters and/or device operations and states in an interrogation or during programming. To conserve energy, the audible sounds accompanying interrogation and programming of the IMD are at a low volume that preferably cannot be heard without use of an external audio amplifier or stethoscope. Voiced statements warning of battery energy depletion or imminent delivery of a therapy are emitted at a higher volume that is sufficient to be heard by the patient, so that the patient can take appropriate action. The volume of audible sounds confirming programmed changes made by a patient using a limited function programmer or magnet is also increased so that the patient can hear them.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC PACING THRESHOLD DETERMINATION
    9.
    发明公开
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC PACING THRESHOLD DETERMINATION 失效
    方法和设备REIZUNGSSCHWELLWERTS的自动确定

    公开(公告)号:EP0794814A1

    公开(公告)日:1997-09-17

    申请号:EP95939922.0

    申请日:1995-11-13

    申请人: MEDTRONIC, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61N1

    摘要: A method and apparatus for automatic determination of a pacemaker patient's pacing stimulation threshold. Circuitry is provided in a pacemaker for obtaining a signal reflecting cardiac impedance, which is known to reliably reflect certain aspects of cardiac function. Circuitry is also provided for monitoring the cardiac impedance waveform during a predetermined capture detect window following delivery of stimulating pulses. One or more values are derived which characterize the morphology of the impedance waveform during the capture detect window associated with each stimulation pulse delivered. These values are compared to predetermined control values in order to assess whether a stimulation pulse has achieved cardiac capture. The assessment of whether cardiac capture has been achieved is also based partly upon the conventional sensing of atrial and/or ventricular cardiac signals occurring during the capture detect window. In one embodiment of the invention, the control values against which impedance waveform characterization values are compared are obtained by delivering a series of stimulation pulses having sufficient energy to ensure that capture is achieved, and by monitoring the impedance waveform during delivery of these pulses.