Patent ID: 7831310

Claim:
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 MD, wherein the MD 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 the at least one MD processor that controls, at least in part, the operation of the MD telemetry system and the operation of the MD comprises an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to monitor an electrical activity of a first component or module; wherein the MD telemetry system comprises the ASIC configured to monitor the electrical activity of the first component or module; and wherein a remaining portion of the MD telemetry system is external to the ASIC and is free of any digital modules.