Methods and apparatuses for implantable medical device telemetry power management

    公开(公告)号:US06985773B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-10

    申请号:US10071255

    申请日:2002-02-07

    IPC分类号: A61N1/362

    摘要: An implantable medical device includes a radio-frequency (RF) telemetry circuit and a power connection module through which the RF telemetry circuit is connected to an energy source such as a battery. The power connection module connects power from the energy source to at least one portion of the RF telemetry circuit when a user initiates an RF telemetry session. After the RF telemetry session is completed, the power connection module shuts off the at least one portion of the RF telemetry circuit. Power-on examples include a wireless telemetry activation signal received by a low power radio receiver in the implantable device, a physical motion detected by an activity sensor in the implantable device, an activation of an inductive telemetry circuit in the implantable device, a magnetic field detected by a magnetic field detector in the implantable device, and/or a telemetry activation signal detected by a sensing circuit included in the implantable device. Power-off examples include a wireless termination signal received by the implantable device, a delay timeout following the RF telemetry session, and/or a signal received by an inductive telemetry circuit in the implantable device.

    High frequency oscillator for implantable medical devices
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    发明授权
    High frequency oscillator for implantable medical devices 有权
    用于植入式医疗设备的高频振荡器

    公开(公告)号:US06453196B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-17

    申请号:US09633549

    申请日:2000-08-07

    IPC分类号: A61N100

    CPC分类号: A61N1/362 A61N1/3956

    摘要: A timing circuit especially designed for use in implantable medical devices provides both a low frequency clock and a high frequency clock. The low frequency clock and high frequency clock are compared each time the oscillator producing the high frequency clock is enabled and the result of the comparison is used to retrim the high frequency oscillator to maintain a stable output frequency, even when subjected to drift. Additional circuitry is provided for signaling an oscillator fault in the event that an error signal resulting from the comparison of the low frequency clock with the high frequency clock exceeds a predetermined limit value. Digital trim values are stored for fast and controlled oscillator start-up.

    摘要翻译: 特别设计用于可植入医疗器械的定时电路既提供低频时钟又提供高频时钟。 在每次产生高频时钟的振荡器被使能时,比较低频时钟和高频时钟,并且即使经受漂移,比较结果也用于对高频振荡器进行重新校准以保持稳定的输出频率。 在由低频时钟与高频时钟的比较产生的误差信号超过预定极限值的情况下,提供附加电路用于发信号通知振荡器故障。 存储数字微调值用于快速和受控的振荡器启动。