Telemetry format
CA 2070432 A1 · Owner: Thompson, David L. · Inventors: Nichols, Lucy M.; Roline, Glenn M.; Thompson, David L.
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A method and apparatus are disclosed for telemetering both analog and digital data from an implantable medical device to an external receiver, such as between an implanted cardiac pacer and its external programming equipment. Analog data is first converted to digital format by an analog-to-digital converter such that the, transmission is digital data. A damped carrier at 175 kilohertz is pulse position modulated by the data. The modulation scheme defines a frame of slightly less than 2 milliseconds. The frame is divided into 64 individual time periods using a crystal clock. The data, along with synchronization and identification codes are, positioned into predefined ranges within each …
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- Filed January 15, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 15, 2011.
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