US 12,017,078 B2
Enhanced implant-to-implant communications using accelerometer
Xiaoyi Min, Santa Rosa Valley, CA (US); David Ligon, San Francisco, CA (US); Weiqun Yang, Cupertino, CA (US); Shawn Chen, Santa Clarita, CA (US); and Matthew G. Fishler, Scotts Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US)
Filed by Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/188,158.
Application 18/188,158 is a continuation of application No. 17/370,210, filed on Jul. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,642,536.
Application 17/370,210 is a continuation of application No. 16/171,080, filed on Oct. 25, 2018, granted, now 11,090,497, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/731,317, filed on Sep. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0233867 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61N 1/37 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01); H04B 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/37288 (2013.01) [A61N 1/36542 (2013.01); A61N 1/37217 (2013.01); A61N 1/37229 (2013.01); A61N 1/37235 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 1/39622 (2017.08); H04B 13/005 (2013.01); A61N 1/3622 (2013.01); A61N 1/36514 (2013.01); A61N 1/3706 (2013.01); A61N 1/37254 (2017.08); A61N 1/37276 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
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1. A method for use with an implantable medical device (IMD) that includes one or more pulse generators and an accelerometer, the accelerometer configured to produce one or more accelerometer outputs indicative of an orientation of the IMD, the one or more pulse generators configured to produce stimulation pulses and communication pulses, the stimulation pulses for use in pacing a cardiac chamber or performing neuromodulation, and the communication pulses for use in performing conductive communication with another IMD, the method comprising:
the IMD using the accelerometer to identify when the orientation of the IMD is such that the IMD will likely be able to successfully communicate with the other IMD via one or more communication pulses sent from the IMD to the other IMD; and
the IMD sending of the one or more communication pulses, that are used to communicate with the other IMD, when the orientation of the IMD is such that the IMD will likely be able to successfully communicate with the other IMD via one or more communication pulses sent from the IMD to the other IMD.