The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2008
Mehdi Katoozi, Issaquah, WA (US);
Kenneth F. Cowan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Thomas M. Bocek, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Rutzer, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott Vanderlinde, Plymouth, MN (US);
Prashant Rawat, Blaine, MN (US);
Mehdi Katoozi, Issaquah, WA (US);
Kenneth F. Cowan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Thomas M. Bocek, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Rutzer, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott Vanderlinde, Plymouth, MN (US);
Prashant Rawat, Blaine, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with an IMD and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to detect an error in a data unit received from the IMD, transmit a series of synchronization signals during an uninterrupted communication sequence, and receive, for each synchronization signal, a new data unit and the number of requested duplicate data units from the IMD. Each synchronization signal includes an echo code, wherein the echo code corresponds to a request for a number of duplicate data units to be sent in response to detecting the error in the data unit received during said uninterrupted communication sequence. The number of duplicate data units corresponds to a value of the echo code, and a duplicate data unit corresponds to a data unit previously transmitted by the IMD during said uninterrupted communication sequence.