IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0151780
(2008-05-09)
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등록번호 |
US-8515547
(2013-08-20)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Mass, William
- LaLonde, John
- Barton, Mike
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Pauly, DeVries Smith & Deffner, LLC
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
27 인용 특허 :
215 |
초록
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A portable housing supports a processor coupled to memory for storing medical firmware and wireless radio firmware, first and second radios, a processor, and a power source. Communications are effected between an implantable medical device and the first radio in accordance with program instructions
A portable housing supports a processor coupled to memory for storing medical firmware and wireless radio firmware, first and second radios, a processor, and a power source. Communications are effected between an implantable medical device and the first radio in accordance with program instructions of the medical firmware, and between the second radio and the wireless network in accordance with program instructions of the wireless radio firmware. The first and second radios are configured to operate cooperatively in a first testing configuration, by which the first radio operates as a transmitter and the second radio operates as a receiver, and cooperatively in a second testing configuration, by which the second radio operates as a transmitter and the first radio operates as a receiver. Functional testing of the first and second radios is implemented using one or both of the first and second testing configurations.
대표청구항
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1. A portable patient communicator (PPC) for effecting communications via a wireless network connection and for communicating with a patient implantable medical device (PIMD), the portable patient communicator comprising: a housing configured for portability for an ambulatory patient;memory configur
1. A portable patient communicator (PPC) for effecting communications via a wireless network connection and for communicating with a patient implantable medical device (PIMD), the portable patient communicator comprising: a housing configured for portability for an ambulatory patient;memory configured to store medical firmware and wireless radio firmware;a processor coupled to the memory, the processor and the memory provided in the housing;a first radio provided in the housing and configured to effect communications with the PIMD in accordance with the medical firmware;a second radio provided in the housing and configured to effect communications via the wireless network connection in accordance with the wireless radio firmware;the processor configured to perform a self diagnostic of the PPC using the first and the second radios cooperatively by using the first radio as a transmitter while using the second radio as a receiver, and using the second radio as a transmitter while using the first radio as a receiver; anda power source configured to supply power for the portable patient communicator. 2. The communicator of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to perform a built-in test using the first and second radios. 3. The communicator of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine an operating state of the first and second radios. 4. The communicator of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to effect one or more of measuring transmit power, measuring receive sensitivity, verifying data or modulation, measuring frequency accuracy, and measuring out-of-band rejection. 5. The communicator of claim 1, wherein the receiver receives a signal in response to a signal generated by the transmitter, the processor configured to determine an operating state of the first and second radios using one or more parameters of the received signals. 6. The communicator of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine a geographic location of the patient using the second radio, the processor further configured to determine if conditions at the patient's present location are suitable for effecting communications with the patient implantable medical device using the first radio. 7. The communicator of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to temporarily pause communications between the patient implantable medical device and the first radio to facilitate maintenance of a substantially continuous connection between the second radio and the wireless network. 8. The communicator of claim 1, wherein the first radio is coupled to a first antenna and the second radio is coupled to a second antenna. 9. The communicator of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to interleave data transmissions via the first radio with data transmissions via the second radio in different time slots to facilitate substantially concurrent operation of the first and second radios. 10. The communicator of claim 9, wherein each of the first and second radios is coupled to a common antenna, and use of the antenna by each of the first and second radios is multiplexed in accordance with the different time slots. 11. The communicator of claim 1, wherein the first radio comprises a short range radio, and the second radio comprises a long range radio. 12. The communicator of claim 1, wherein the second radio comprises a cellular radio, and the first radio comprises a Medical Implant Communication Service (MICS) radio, an Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) radio, or a Short Range Devices (SRD) radio. 13. The communicator of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to execute the medical firmware to ensure that communications between the first radio and the patient implantable medical device conform to predefined medical device guidelines. 14. A method for effecting communications via a wireless network connection and for communicating with a patient implantable medical device, the method comprising: providing a housing configured for portability for an ambulatory patient, the housing supporting a processor coupled to memory for storing medical firmware and wireless radio firmware, first and second radios, a processor, and a power source;effecting communications between the patient implantable medical device and the first radio in accordance with program instructions of the medical firmware;effecting communications between the second radio and the wireless network in accordance with program instructions of the wireless radio firmware;configuring the first and second radios to operate cooperatively in a first testing configuration by which the first radio operates as a transmitter and the second radio operates as a receiver;configuring the first and second radios to operate cooperatively in a second testing configuration by which the second radio operates as a transmitter and the first radio operates as a receiver; andperforming functional testing of the first and second radios using both of the first and second testing configurations. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein functional testing is performed using one of the first and second configurations to detect a performance deficiency, and functional testing is performed using the other of the first and second configurations in response to detecting the performance deficiency. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein performing functional testing comprises performing a self diagnostic using both of the first and second testing configurations. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein performing functional testing comprises one or more of measuring transmit power, measuring receive sensitivity, verifying data or modulation, measuring frequency accuracy, and measuring out-of-band rejection. 18. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining a geographic location of the patient using the second radio and determining if conditions at the patient's present location are suitable for effecting communications with the patient implantable medical device using the first radio. 19. The method of claim 14, further comprising temporarily pausing communications between the patient implantable medical device and the first radio to facilitate maintenance of a substantially continuous connection between the second radio and the wireless network. 20. The method of claim 14, further comprising interleaving data transmissions via the first radio with data transmissions via the second radio in different time slots to facilitate substantially concurrent operation of the first and second radios. 21. The method of claim 14, further wherein each of the first and second radios is coupled to a common antenna, and use of the antenna by each of the first and second radios is multiplexed in accordance with the different time slots. 22. The method of claim 14, wherein the first radio comprises a short range radio, and the second radio comprises a long range radio. 23. The method of claim 14, wherein the second radio comprises a cellular radio, and the first radio comprises a Medical Implant Communication Service (MICS) radio, an Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) radio, or a Short Range Methods (SRD) radio. 24. The method of claim 14, wherein execution of program instructions of the medical firmware ensures that communications between the first radio and the patient implantable medical device conform to predefined medical device guidelines.
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