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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2002
Jeffrey A. Von Arx, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael J. Lyden, Shoreview, MN (US);
William J. Linder, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Scott T. Mazar, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Allan T. Koshiol, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Mark Gryzwa, Woodbury, MN (US);
Dorothy Nauman, Stillwater, MN (US);
Scott Hostine, Woodbury, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Von Arx, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael J. Lyden, Shoreview, MN (US);
William J. Linder, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Scott T. Mazar, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Allan T. Koshiol, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Mark Gryzwa, Woodbury, MN (US);
Dorothy Nauman, Stillwater, MN (US);
Scott Hostine, Woodbury, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
This document discusses a system that includes an intermediary telemetry interface device for communicating between a cardiac rhythm management system or other implantable medical device and a programmer or other remote device. One example provides an inductive near-field communication link between the telemetry interface and the implantable medical device, and a radio-frequency (RF) far-field communication link between the telemetry interface device and the remote device. The telemetry interface device provides data buffering. In another example, the telemetry interface device includes a data processing module for compressing and/or decompressing data, or for extracting information from data. Such information extraction may include obtaining heart rate, interval, and/or depolarization morphology information from an electrogram signal received from the implantable medical device.