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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:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Scott L. Kalpin, Harris, MN (US);
Patrick S. Leong, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Scott A. Sarkinen, Greenfield, MN (US);
Earle T. Roberts, Maple Grove, MN (US);
William J. Mitchell, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); A61N 1/08 (2013.01); H04L 9/0819 (2013.01); H04L 2209/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, devices and methods employing coded magnetic fields or transfer of encryption key information via proximity telemetry are described. The systems, methods and devices help prevent or reduce unintended or unintentional distance telemetry communication between an external medical device and an implantable medical device.