Communication efficiency with an implantable medical device using a circulator and a backscatter signal
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02J-007/00
H02J-050/12
H02J-050/70
H02J-050/80
H02J-050/90
H02J-007/02
H04B-005/00
A61B-005/00
A61N-001/378
A61N-001/372
H02J-005/00
출원번호
US-0625922
(2012-09-25)
등록번호
US-9935498
(2018-04-03)
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/ 주소
Joshi, Himanshu
출원인 / 주소
Cyberonics, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Foley & Lardner LLP
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초록▼
A device includes a primary antenna configured to communicate a signal to an antenna of an implantable medical device (IMD). A circulator is coupled to the primary antenna. The circulator enables the signal to pass from a transmitter to the primary antenna. The circulator also enables a backscatter
A device includes a primary antenna configured to communicate a signal to an antenna of an implantable medical device (IMD). A circulator is coupled to the primary antenna. The circulator enables the signal to pass from a transmitter to the primary antenna. The circulator also enables a backscatter signal from the IMD to pass from the primary antenna to a receiver. A processor coupled to the receiver. The processor configured to determine, based on the backscatter signal, an improved impedance value for a component of the IMD and/or an improved frequency for the signal communicated to the IMD, to improve communication efficiency of the signal to the IMD.
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1. A device comprising: a primary antenna configured to transmit a signal to an antenna of an implantable medical device (IMD) and to receive a backscatter signal from the IMD, wherein the backscatter signal is a reflection of the signal transmitted from the primary antenna;a circulator coupled to t
1. A device comprising: a primary antenna configured to transmit a signal to an antenna of an implantable medical device (IMD) and to receive a backscatter signal from the IMD, wherein the backscatter signal is a reflection of the signal transmitted from the primary antenna;a circulator coupled to the primary antenna, wherein the circulator is configured to route the signal from a transmitter to the primary antenna, to route the backscatter signal from the primary antenna to a receiver, and to allow a portion of the signal to pass to the receiver as a leakage signal; anda processor coupled to the receiver, the processor configured to determine, based at least partially on a difference in amplitude between the backscatter signal received from the IMD via the primary antenna and the leakage signal, an updated frequency for the signal transmitted to the IMD via the primary antenna, wherein the processor is configured to perform a sweep of the signal across a range of frequencies and to monitor the backscatter signal for each frequency of the sweep to determine the updated frequency. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the backscatter signal has the same frequency as the signal. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one component of the IMD is part of a tunable matching network, wherein the processor is configured to send a control signal to the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to send a tuning signal to the IMD via the primary antenna, and wherein the tuning signal is configured to cause an impedance of the at least one component of the tunable matching network to be adjusted to an updated impedance value responsive to the backscatter signal. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to send a control signal to the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to send a tuning signal to the IMD, and wherein the tuning signal is configured to cause an impedance of at least one component of the IMD to be adjusted to a plurality of impedance values and to monitor the backscatter signal for each impedance value of the plurality of impedance values to determine an updated impedance value. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to send a control signal to the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to adjust a frequency of the signal to the updated frequency responsive to the backscatter signal. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the signal corresponds to a charging signal configured to charge a charge storage element of the IMD. 7. The device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to estimate, based on the backscatter signal, charging efficiency of the charging signal with respect to the charge storage element. 8. The device of claim 1, wherein the signal is a communication signal, and wherein the primary antenna is configured to communicate with a receive/transmit block of the IMD. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to: identify a frequency at which the difference in amplitude between the backscatter signal and the leakage signal is largest from among the frequencies of the sweep; andset the frequency at which the difference in amplitude between the backscatter signal and the leakage signal is the largest as the updated frequency. 10. A method comprising: generating a signal at a transmitter of a device;transmitting, via a primary antenna of the device, the signal to an antenna of an implantable medical device (IMD), wherein the signal is provided to the primary antenna via a circulator of the device;passing, via the circulator, a portion of the signal to a receiver of the device as a leakage signal;receiving, via the primary antenna, a backscatter signal from the IMD, wherein the backscatter signal is provided to the receiver via the circulator, wherein the backscatter signal is a reflection of the signal transmitted from the primary antenna;performing, via a processor, a sweep of the signal across a range of frequencies;monitoring, via the processor, the backscatter signal for each frequency of the sweep; anddetermining, based at least partially on a difference in amplitude between the backscatter signal monitored during the sweep and the leakage signal, an updated frequency for the signal transmitted to the IMD. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising estimating communication efficiency of the signal based on the backscatter signal. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the signal corresponds to a charging signal configured to charge a charge storage element of the IMD, and wherein the communication efficiency of the charging signal corresponds to charging efficiency of the charging signal with respect to the charge storage element. 13. The method of claim 11, further comprising, after estimating the communication efficiency, adjusting a frequency of the signal. 14. The method of claim 11, further comprising, after estimating the communication efficiency, causing a tunable matching network of the IMD to be adjusted to update an impedance of the tunable matching network according to an updated impedance value, wherein a first impedance value of the tunable matching network is associated with a first communication efficiency and the updated impedance value is associated with a second communication efficiency, and wherein the first communication efficiency is less than the second communication efficiency. 15. The method of claim 10, wherein transmitting the signal and receiving the backscatter signal are performed concurrently. 16. The method of claim 10, wherein the circulator includes a first port, a second port, and a third port, and further comprising: providing the signal from the transmitter to the first port;providing the signal from the first port to the primary antenna via the second port;providing the backscatter signal from the primary antenna to the second port; andproviding the backscatter signal from the second port to the receiver via the third port. 17. The method of claim 10, wherein: monitoring the backscatter signal comprises identifying a frequency at which the difference in amplitude between the backscatter signal and the leakage signal is largest from among the frequencies of the sweep; anddetermining the updated frequency comprises setting the frequency at which the difference in amplitude between the backscatter signal and the leakage signal is the largest as the updated frequency. 18. An apparatus comprising: means for transmitting a signal and receiving a backscatter signal, wherein the signal is transmitted to an implantable medical device (IMD), wherein the backscatter signal is a reflection of the signal transmitted from the primary antenna, and wherein the backscatter signal is received from the IMD, the means for transmitting and receiving comprising means for performing a sweep of the signal across a range of frequencies;means for routing the signal from a transmitter to the means for transmitting and receiving, routing the backscatter signal from the means for transmitting and receiving to a receiver, and allowing a portion of the signal to pass to the receiver as a leakage signal; andmeans for processing the backscatter signal and determining, based at least partially on a difference in amplitude between the backscatter signal monitored during the sweep and the leakage signal, an updated frequency for the signal transmitted to the IMD. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising means for routing the signal from a transmitter to the means for transmitting and receiving and routing the backscatter signal from the means for transmitting and receiving to a receiver, wherein the signal is at least one of a charging signal configured to charge a charge storage element of the IMD or a communication signal configured to communicate with a receive/transmit block of the IMD. 20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the means for processing comprises: means for identifying a frequency at which the difference in amplitude between the backscatter signal and the leakage signal is largest from among the frequencies of the sweep; andmeans for setting the frequency at which the difference in amplitude between the backscatter signal and the leakage signal is the largest as the updated frequency.
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