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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
David J. Peichel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
James D. Reinke, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jonathan P. Roberts, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Michael B. Terry, Camas, WA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01); H04B 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/37217 (2013.01); A61B 5/0028 (2013.01); A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 1/37288 (2013.01); A61N 1/3956 (2013.01); A61N 1/3962 (2013.01); A61N 1/3975 (2013.01); H04B 13/005 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/37264 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device is configured to transmit tissue conductance communication (TCC) signals by generating multiple TCC signals by a TCC transmitter of the IMD. The generated TCC signals are coupled to a transmitting electrode vector via a coupling capacitor to transmit the plurality of TCC signals to a receiving medical device via a conductive tissue pathway. A voltage holding circuit holds the coupling capacitor at a DC voltage for a time interval between two consecutively transmitted TCC signals.