Patent ID: 8583210

Claim:
An implantable medical device comprising: a memory configured to hold information; at least one antenna and/or at least one telemetry antenna; a communications device connectable to the at least one antenna and/or the at least one telemetry antenna, wherein said communications device is configured to communicate with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device; at least one sensor or indicator configured to detect electromagnetic interference fields; a control unit coupled with said memory, said at least one antenna and/or at least one telemetry antenna, said communications device and said at least one sensor or indicator configured to detect electromagnetic interference fields; wherein said at least one sensor or indicator is further configured to send a first signal to said control unit; wherein the control unit is configured to receive said first signal from said at least one sensor or indicator configured to detect electromagnetic interference fields whenever an electromagnetic interference field is detected, receive a second signal transmitted from the MRI device through the communications device, and control the communications device to emit a third signal through the at least one antenna and/or the at least one telemetry antenna, wherein said third signal is interpretable by the MRI device, wherein the control unit initiates the transmission of the third signal either directly after said control unit receives the first and/or second signal, or after said control unit receives the first and/or the second signal using a time delay; wherein said transmission is effected through a targeted generation of an image interference with said third signal; and wherein the communications device is configured to provide communication between the magnetic resonance imaging device and the implantable medical device.