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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 23, 2013
Method of controlling rf transmissions to mitigate interference with critical care medical equipment
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Marlin H. Mickle, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ajay Ogirala, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Peter J. Hawrylak, Tulsa, OK (US);
Joshua R. Stachel, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Various methods of mitigating RF interference with one or more critical care medical devices is provided, wherein a predetermined threshold energy acceleration value is associated with the one or more critical care medical devices that, if exceeded, will cause RF interference with the one or more critical care medical devices. The methods includes generating and transmitting RF energy, wherein at least a portion of said RF energy follows an RF power profile of power versus time having a particular format designed to mitigate interference.