Patent ID: 9729001
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,A61N,G16H,H02J

Claim:
1. A method of interacting with and recharging an implantable medical device, comprising: establishing a far field telemetry communication session with the implantable medical device; transferring wireless recharge energy over a proximity coupling to the implantable medical device during the far field telemetry communication session; receiving recharge information from the implantable medical device via far field telemetry signals of the far field telemetry communication session while transferring wireless recharge energy to the implantable medical device; and after receiving the recharge information, suspending the far field telemetry communication session to place a far field telemetry circuit of the implantable device into a deactivated state for a period of time while transferring wireless recharge energy to the implantable medical device.