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An adaptive, performance-optimizing communication system for communicating with an implanted medical device in which signals are transmitted and received in accordance with predetermined, interrelated operational parameters, such as transmission rate, transmitter power, and the like. Various aspects

An adaptive, performance-optimizing communication system for communicating with an implanted medical device in which signals are transmitted and received in accordance with predetermined, interrelated operational parameters, such as transmission rate, transmitter power, and the like. Various aspects of system performance, including bit error rate in received signals, the strength of received signals, the signal-to-noise ratio of received signals, the presence of local RF noise and non-telemetry related RF signals, and the like, are dynamically monitored by the communication system, to determine whether predetermined system performance goals are being met. If it is determined that one or more system performance goals are not being met, one or more operational parameters may be automatically adjusted so that desired performance can be achieved.

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A system comprising an implantable medical device and an associated device, each provided with a transmitter/receiver, wherein the system is further provided with means for optimizing communication between said implanted device and said associated device, said optimizing means comprising: means asso

A system comprising an implantable medical device and an associated device, each provided with a transmitter/receiver, wherein the system is further provided with means for optimizing communication between said implanted device and said associated device, said optimizing means comprising: means associated with said transmitter/receivers for defining a plurality of telemetry transmission types and for defining in conjunction with each of said telemetry types a prioritized set of a plurality of performance goals which vary depending upon telemetry transmission type; means associated with said transmitter/receivers for controllably altering a plurality of operational parameters of said transmitter/receivers; means associated with said transmitter/receivers for determining whether a transmission between said transmitter/receivers meets said performance goals; and means associated with said transmitter/receivers for selecting among said operational parameters and adjusting said selected operational parameters based upon said prioritized set of performance goals to achieve said performance goals in order of their priority.