Patent ID: 7392092
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: A61B,A61N,H04B,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for communicating with an implantable medical device, the system comprising: a diversity antenna system including a plurality of antennas configured to transmit an outgoing signal to the implantable medical device and to receive an incoming signal from the implantable medical device; a transceiver adapted to transmit outgoing data frames by modulating the outgoing signal and to receive incoming data frames by demodulating the incoming signal; an antenna interface circuit coupled between the diversity antenna system and the transceiver, the antenna interface circuit including a switch circuit adapted to connect an antenna of the diversity antenna system to the transceiver according to an antenna selection signal; and an antenna control circuit adapted to produce the antenna selection signal, the antenna control circuit including: