Patent ID: 9345892
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A61N,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: an implantable medical device that includes a telemetry module configured to operate in a duty cycled operational mode that includes at least one interval during which a transceiver of the telemetry module is powered down interleaved with intervals during which the transceiver is powered up for transmitting or receiving communications over an established communication session, wherein the telemetry module maintains information regarding the established communication session during the at least one interval in which the transceiver is powered down; and a programming device that communicates with the implantable medical device, wherein the programming device establishes a communication session with the implantable medical device and, during the established communication session, determines that the telemetry module of the implantable medical device is operating in a duty cycled operational mode, and transmits information during the at least one interval in which the transceiver of the implantable medical device is powered down during the duty cycled operational mode.