Pacesetter, Inc.

Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.

Robert McCormick

Gabriel A Mouchawar

Yongjian Wu

Richard P Williamson

Reza Shahandeh

Samir Shah

Jorge N Amely-Velez

Thanh Tieu

Brent Croft

William Winstrom

John H Erickson

Ali Dianaty

Benjamin A Tranchina

Jorge N Amely Velez

A method is provided for establishing a communication session with an implantable medical device ('IMD'). The method includes configuring an IMD and an external device to communicate with one another through a protocol that utilizes a dedicated advertisement channel. The advertisement period and the scan period of the protocol are independent of one another such that the advertisement and scan periods at least partially overlap intermittently after a number of cycles. When the external device detects one of the advertisement notices, the method includes establishing a communications link between the external device and the IMD.

Medical device and method for managing advertisement period

System and methods for establishing a communication session between an implantable medical device and an external device

In one embodiment, a method of operating an implantable pulse generator comprises: providing power to a voltage converter at a first voltage level; outputting a second voltage level by the voltage converter, the second voltage level being a variable voltage level that is controlled by a control signal provided to the voltage converter, the second voltage level being provided to pulse generating circuitry of the implantable pulse generator, the second voltage level being selectable from a plurality of voltages including non-integer multiples of the first voltage level; generating pulses by the pulse generating circuitry, the pulse generating circuitry including current control circuitry for controlling the pulses to cause the pulses to provide substantially constant current to tissue of the patient; and applying at least two different control signals to the voltage converter during individual pulses to provide successively increasing voltages to the pulse generating circuitry during a respective pulse.

Method for providing multiple voltage levels during pulse generation and implantable pulse generating employing the same

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Frisco, TX, United States of America

Robert McCormick