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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2010
Robert A. Stevenson, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Geddes Frank Tyers, Vancouver, CA (US);
Buehl E. Truex, Glendora, CA (US);
Barry C. Muffoletto, Alden, NY (US);
Joseph Spaulding, Williamsville, NY (US);
Scott W. Kelley, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Christine A. Frysz, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Robert A. Stevenson, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Geddes Frank Tyers, Vancouver, CA (US);
Buehl E. Truex, Glendora, CA (US);
Barry C. Muffoletto, Alden, NY (US);
Joseph Spaulding, Williamsville, NY (US);
Scott W. Kelley, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Christine A. Frysz, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Greatbatch Ltd., Clarence, NY (US);
Abstract
An RFID tag is disposed within a hermetically sealed housing of an IMD. Low frequency RFID interrogators and tags are used, and the housing walls are made of materials, and/or are reduced in thickness, to facilitate RF communication between the RFID tag and an RFID reader/interrogator programmer. An RFID reader/interrogator may be used which has a limited transmit time and time-out period to avoid interference with the operation of the IMD.