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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Yongjian Wu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Benjamin T. Persson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thanh Tieu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Dorin Panescu, San Jose, CA (US);
Devanshi Shah, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Lyle Frank Weaver, Woodside, CA (US);
Yongjian Wu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Benjamin T. Persson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thanh Tieu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Dorin Panescu, San Jose, CA (US);
Devanshi Shah, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Lyle Frank Weaver, Woodside, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A wireless communication threshold for an implantable medical device is automatically adapted in an attempt to maintain optimum signal detection sensitivity. In some aspects, a threshold level may be adapted to account for current environmental conditions, implant conditions, device conditions, or other conditions that may affect the reception of wireless signals at the device. In some aspects, the determination of an optimum level for the threshold involves a tradeoff relating to effectively detecting target signals while avoiding detection of noise and/or interference. In some aspects, adaptation of a threshold may be based on maximum energy levels associated with one or more sets of RF energy sample data. In some aspects, adaptation of a threshold may be based on the number of false wakeups that occur during a period of time.