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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Can Cinbis, Shoreview, MN (US);
David A. Anderson, Stanchfield, MN (US);
Michael A. Reinert, St. Cloud, MN (US);
Xiaonan Shen, Shoreview, MN (US);
James K. Carney, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Michael B. Terry, Camas, WA (US);
Can Cinbis, Shoreview, MN (US);
David A. Anderson, Stanchfield, MN (US);
Michael A. Reinert, St. Cloud, MN (US);
Xiaonan Shen, Shoreview, MN (US);
James K. Carney, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Michael B. Terry, Camas, WA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure include a medical device system including an implantable medical device and an external device with three or more electrodes configured to contact a patient's skin. The external device either transmits or receives a test signal to or from the implantable medical device using a plurality of possible receive dipoles, where each possible receive dipole is formed by a pair of electrodes. A signal quality monitor, either at the implantable medical device or at the external device, measures a signal quality for the possible receive dipoles.