Patent ID: 9259584
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. An implantable medical device system, comprising: an implantable medical device for providing a therapeutic output to a patient, said implantable medical device being configured to inductively couple energy with a secondary coil and configured to be transcutaneously controlled using telemetry; and an external antenna having a primary coil configured to inductively transfer energy to said secondary coil of said implantable medical device when said external antenna is externally placed in proximity of said secondary coil; an external unit configured to be operatively coupled to said external antenna to inductively transfer energy to said implantable medical device; said external unit being configured to communicate with said implantable medical device by way of telemetry in order to at least partially control said therapeutic output of said implantable medical device during the process of transferring energy to said implantable medical device using said primary coil of said antenna; wherein said external unit is configured to time division multiplex between said telemetry and said process of transferring energy.