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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2005
Applicants:
George C. Rosar, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gregory J. Haubrich, Champlin, MN (US);
Javaid Masoud, Shoreview, MN (US);
Charles S. Farlow, Waconia, MN (US);
Inventors:
George C. Rosar, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gregory J. Haubrich, Champlin, MN (US);
Javaid Masoud, Shoreview, MN (US);
Charles S. Farlow, Waconia, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04B 7/212 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Constituents of a network of medical devices communicate according to a synchronous communication protocol. A constituent of the network is established as a conductor. Time slots are assigned to each constituent of the network other than the conductor. Information is communicated between the constituents of the network in the assigned time slots.