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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1996
Koen J Weijand, Hoensbroek, NL;
Richard P Houben, Berg & Terblijt, NL;
Jeff Wilkinson, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
There is provided an improved telemetry system for use with implantable devices such as cardiac pacemakers and the like, for two-way telemetry between the implanted device and an external programmer. The system employs highly energy efficient oscillators with encoding circuits for synchronous transmission of data symbols, which symbols form the telemetry carrier. The system provides improved circuits for higher density data encoding of sinusoidal symbols, including improved combinations of BPSK, FSK, and ASK encoding. Embodiments of transmitters for both the implanted device and the external programmer, as well as modulator and demodulator circuits, are also disclosed, and specifically include oscillators which switch capacitors between a tank circuit and a recharge path, the switching being controlled to occur at moments of substantially zero coil current, thereby providing high efficiency operation.