Chris M Fuller

US Patent:

7672731, Mar 2, 2010

Filed:

Apr 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/109995

Inventors:

Garry L. Dublin - Maple Grove MN, US
Gregory J. Haubrich - Champlin MN, US
Chris C. Fuller - Minneapolis MN, US
Piotr Przybyszewski - Coon Rapids MN, US
Len D. Twetan - Excelsior MN, US
William D. Verhoef - Andover MN, US

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

A61N 1/02

US Classification:

607 60, 607 36

Abstract:

An implantable device, such as an implantable medical device (IMD) includes at least two radio frequency (RF) antennas and may additionally include an RF communication circuit. The RF antennas are spatially diverse, are disposed adjacent a housing, and are each configured to receive RF signals transmitted to the IMD from a remote RF signal source. The RF communication circuit, if included, is disposed within the housing and is configured to selectively receive the RF signals received by one or more of the spatially diverse RF antennas.

US Patent:

8046072, Oct 25, 2011

Filed:

Mar 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/095396

Inventors:

Chris C. Fuller - Bloomington MN, US
Javaid Masoud - Shoreview MN, US

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

A61N 1/37
G08B 23/00
G08B 1/08

US Classification:

607 32, 607 60, 34053912, 340517

Abstract:

Device data is generated at each medical device in a system including a plurality of medical devices. Priority information is dynamically assigned to the device data at each medical device based on the character of the device data. The device data and the priority information are transmitted from each medical device. Interfering communications of device data and priority information from multiple medical devices are processed successively based on the priority information.