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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2015
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
James K. Carney, Roseville, MN (US);
Joseph Ballis, Shoreview, MN (US);
James D. Reinke, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Can Cinbis, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Kevin P. Kuehn, Shoreview, MN (US);
Mark A. Griebel, New Brighton, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) configured to transmit a tissue conduction communication (TCC) signal includes a TCC transmitter module configured to generate the TCC signal and transmit the TCC signal via a plurality of electrodes. The TCC signal comprises a biphasic signal having an amplitude and a frequency, wherein at least one of the amplitude and the frequency are configured to avoid stimulation of tissue of the patient. The TCC transmitter module comprises protection circuitry coupled between a current source and the plurality of electrodes, wherein the protection circuitry is configured to protect the signal generator from an external anti-tachyarrhythmia shock delivered to the patient.