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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2004
Vineel Vallapureddy, St. Paul, MN (US);
Cynthia Morrissey, St. Paul, MN (US);
Paul Holmquist, Andover, MN (US);
Abhi Chavan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Von Arx, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Vineel Vallapureddy, St. Paul, MN (US);
Cynthia Morrissey, St. Paul, MN (US);
Paul Holmquist, Andover, MN (US);
Abhi Chavan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Von Arx, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for providing digital data communications over a wireless intra-body network is presented. A physical protocol layer is logically defined with an identifier uniquely assigned to a plurality of implantable devices in an intra-body network. Functions are specified within the physical protocol layer to transact data exchange over a wireless interface. A slave implantable device is activated in response to an activation signal transmitted through the wireless interface by a master implantable device. A wireless communications link is established between the slave implantable device and the master implantable device upon matching of the identifier assigned to the slave implantable device. Data is communicated intra-bodily over the communications link.