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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Kiran K. Gururaj, Valencia, CA (US);
Ross D. Venook, Millbrae, CA (US);
Matthew Lee McDonald, Pasadena, CA (US);
Joseph M. Bocek, Seattle, WA (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION, Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, medical devices, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems are provided. A patient implanted with a medical device is exposed to a time-varying magnetic field having a signature, thereby inducing mechanical vibrations in at least one component of the medical device. A vibrational characteristic of the mechanical vibrations induced in the component(s) is detected. The vibrational characteristic is analyzed, and the signature of the magnetic field is identified based on the analyzed vibrational characteristic. The medical device is automatically switched from a first operational mode to a second operational mode when the signature is identified.