Patent ID: 7347819
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N,G06F,G16H,Y02D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A medical system, comprising: a) an ambulatory medical device (MD) comprising MD electronic control circuitry that further comprises at least one MD telemetry system and at least one MD processor that controls, at least in part, operation of the MD telemetry system and operation of the medical device, wherein the medical device is configured to provide a treatment to a body of a patient or to monitor a selected state of the body; and b) a communication device (CD) comprising CD electronic control circuitry that further comprises at least one CD telemetry system and at least one CD processor that controls, at least in part, operation of the CD telemetry system and operation of the communication device, wherein the CD telemetry system sends messages to or receives messages from the MD telemetry system, wherein at least one of the MD telemetry system or the CD telemetry system is configured to establish frame synchronization and to confirm that a message is intended specifically for the medical device or the communication device, respectively, by confirming receipt of a predefined identifier; and wherein confirming receipt of a predefined identifier comprises determining whether or not the predefined identifier is acceptable, and if not acceptable, then disabling communication, and if acceptable, then maintaining communication.