Method and apparatus for communicating with implanted body funct

Details Method and apparatus for communicating with implanted body funct Method and apparatus for communicating with implanted body funct

1983-04-25

1985-09-10

Kamm, William E.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

A61N 136

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045399921

ABSTRACT:
An external command device and an internal decoding and verification device are used to non-invasively alter the operating parameters of a programmable device implanted in an animal body. Thus, physiological changes can be easily accommodated by the implanted device. In a preferred embodiment, pulse position modulation is used to externally encode the command information. A resulting string of current pulses generates voltage spikes (in the internal decoding device) through inductively coupled coils. Each incoming data bit is verified and the entire command word is verified. After verification, the decoded command is transferred to a command register for simultaneously altering the selected operating parameters. The internal receiver circuitry may conveniently utilize energy from the induced voltage spike, using passive components for forming an output suitable for processing.

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