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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:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
John R. Lalonde, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
William Mass, Renton, WA (US);
Kenneth P. Hoyme, Plymouth, MN (US);
David C. Johnson, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Joe Bange, Eagan, MN (US);
Mark Gryzwa, Woodbury, MN (US);
John R. LaLonde, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
William Mass, Renton, WA (US);
Kenneth P. Hoyme, Plymouth, MN (US);
David C. Johnson, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Joe Bange, Eagan, MN (US);
Mark Gryzwa, Woodbury, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A portable patient communicator (PPC) includes a portable housing that supports a processor coupled to memory for storing medical firmware and wireless radio firmware, first and second radios, a processor, and a power source. Communications between a patient implantable medical device (PIMD) and the first radio of the PPC are effected in accordance with program instructions of the medical firmware, and communications between the second radio of the PPC and the wireless network are effected in accordance with program instructions of the wireless radio firmware. Data from the PIMD is received via the first radio to which a priority level is assigned, such as in a tiered manner. A data transport mechanism is selected among disparate data transport mechanisms based at least in part on the priority level. PIMD data is transmitted to the wireless network using the selected transport mechanism via the second radio.