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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
John Stockton, Chartsworth, CA (US);
Perry Li, Arcadia, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for managing establishment of a communications link between an external instrument (EI) and an implantable medical device (IMD). The method stores, in the IMD, an advertisement schedule that includes first and second power schemes to be utilized with advertisement notices. The first and second power schemes define at least one of i) first and second power levels for transmitting the advertisement notices or ii) first and second receive sensitivities to scan for a connection request. The method manages at least one of a transmit or receive operation of the IMD, utilizing the first and second power schemes in connection with first and second advertisement notices, respectively. The method establishes a communication session between the IMD and the EI.