Patent ID: 6788973
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An implantable medical device (IMD) comprising:a telemetry processing circuit; a configuration control circuit coupled to the telemetry processing circuit and adapted to manage configuration parameters that define operation of the IMD; and a receiver circuit adapted to receive radio frequency (RF) signals, discriminate a data signal from the RF signals responsive to the frequency of the RF signals, and communicate the data signal to the telemetry processing circuit, the receiver circuit being further adapted to operate in a power-conserving mode in absence of receiving the RF signals and operate in a relatively higher-power mode responsive to receiving the RF signals, wherein, and the telemetry processing circuit is further adapted to operate in a power-conserving mode in absence of receiving the data signal and operate in a relatively higher-power mode responsive to receiving the data signal.