Biotronik Crm Patent Ag

Biotronik Se Co. Kg

Richard Berthelsdorf

Gary Rolison

Jim Nelson

Paul Stadnik

Brian P Sutton

Larry Stotts

Jeffrey A Von Arx

Joachim Elsner

Martin Lang

Dawn Gayle Flakne

David Kosokowsky

Björn Henrik Diem

Jörn Bungartz

An energy supplying component () includes a plurality of power sources () and at least one switch (). Each power source of the plurality of power sources is configured to output a defined energy level. The at least one switch is configured to reversibly combine two or more power sources of the plurality of power sources for enabling the energy supplying component to supply requested energy at one or both of a needed voltage or a needed current.

Power source for implantable medical device

The invention relates to methods by which radio signals can be transmitted to, and received by, a radio receiver such that the receiver consumes very little power from a battery or energy source. The invention also relates to methods by which radio signals, modulated with data information, can be produced by a transmitter that consumes very little power. The invention is applicable not only to medical implants, but any application requiring a radio receiver to operate with very low power consumption.

Radio communications system designed for a low-power receiver

A patient device (PD) for wireless data communication with an implant. The PD can be at least in an unpaired state or a paired state. In the paired state the PD is paired to a specific implant specified by an implant's identification code (IIC). The IIC is stored in PD memory. Automatic pairing of the PD to a specific implant is performed upon receiving an incoming data packet containing an IIC when the PD is in its unpaired state with no valid IIC stored in memory. Thus, the PD is tentatively paired to an implant identified by the IIC contained in the incoming data packet by storing the IIC in the memory. Tentative pairing is cancelled if no further communication occurs within a predetermined period of time. A soft paired state is entered if further data communication does occur.

Patient device for bidirectional data communication with an implant

The invention relates to methods by which radio signals can be transmitted to, and received by, a radio receiver such that the receiver consumes very little power from a battery or energy source. The invention is applicable not only to medical implants, but any application requiring a radio receiver to operate with very low power consumption.

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Newberg, OR, United States of America

Richard Berthelsdorf