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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2016
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Heidi Hellman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tejpal Singh, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Yongjian Wu, Saratoga, CA (US);
Reza Shahandeh, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Youjing Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Chao-Wen Young, Cupertino, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for establishing a bi-directional communication link with an implantable medical device. The systems and methods include an implantable medical device (IMD) and an external instrument configured to establish a wireless bi-directional communication link there between over a wireless protocol. The wireless bi-directional communication link is established based on a scanning interval. The external instrument includes one or more processors electrically coupled to a radio frequency (RF) circuit and a memory device. The one or more processors are configured to define the scanning interval based on an advertising schedule received from the IMD.