US 11,931,589 B2
Low power wireless communication
James K. Carney, Roseville, MN (US); Saul E. Greenhut, Denver, CO (US); Jonathan L. Kuhn, Ham Lake, MN (US); James D. Reinke, Maple Grove, MN (US); David J. Peichel, Minneapolis, MN (US); and James W. Busacker, St Anthony, MN (US)
Assigned to Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Sep. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/012,745.
Application 17/012,745 is a division of application No. 15/484,430, filed on Apr. 11, 2017, granted, now 10,773,088.
Prior Publication US 2020/0398064 A1, Dec. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/29 (2021.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01); H04B 13/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61N 1/368 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/37288 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/29 (2021.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61N 1/365 (2013.01); A61N 1/37276 (2013.01); A61N 1/3925 (2013.01); A61N 1/3962 (2013.01); H04B 13/005 (2013.01); A61B 5/0024 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0209 (2013.01); A61N 1/3627 (2013.01); A61N 1/3684 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
initiating, by an implantable medical device, a communication window;
responsive to initiating the communication window and during the communication window:
turning on, by the implantable medical device, communication circuitry of the implantable medical device to receive signals from a second medical device, and
wirelessly receiving information, via the communication circuitry, from the second medical device, wherein the communication window comprises one communication window of a plurality of communication windows, wherein each communication window is defined by a communication schedule that corresponds to a transmission schedule, wherein the transmission schedule defines a plurality of transmission windows in which the second medical device is configured to transmit the information, and wherein the information comprises information indicative of a timing of a cardiac event with respect to a timing of the communication window;
turning off, by the implantable medical device, the communication circuitry at least between each communication window of the plurality of communication windows;
scheduling, by the implantable medical device, delivery of a therapy according to the information; and
delivering, by the implantable medical device, the therapy to a patient.