Patent ID: 9233250
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. A method for use by an implantable cardiac stimulation device to which a multi-electrode lead (MEL) is attached, the implantable cardiac stimulation device including sensing circuitry adapted to selectively obtain, using electrodes selectively connected to the sensing circuitry, one or more signals indicative of cardiac electrical activity, storage circuitry adapted to store data indicative of at least one of the one or more signals obtained using the sensing circuitry, a controller adapted to generate one or more commands that are to be sent to control circuitry within the MEL attached to the implantable cardiac stimulation device, the control circuitry within the MEL adapted to configure electrodes of the MEL attached to the implantable cardiac stimulation device, and pulse generator circuitry adapted to selectively produce cardiac pacing pulses, wherein the MEL, which is attached to the implantable cardiac stimulation device, comprises a multi-conductor bus that includes two conductors, the method for use when sending one or more commands to the control circuitry within the MEL attached to the implantable cardiac stimulation device, the method comprising: selectively connecting the sensing circuitry to, and disconnecting the sensing circuitry from, the multi-conductor bus of the MEL; and sending one or more commands, over at least one of the two conductors of the multi-conductor bus of the MEL, to the control circuitry within the MEL, between instances when the sensing circuitry is connected to the multi-conductor bus of the MEL and is being used to obtain the one or more signals indicative of cardiac electrical activity.