Medical device telemetry arbitration system using signal strength

• Main Author: TORGERSON NATHAN A.,ARNETT CHRISTOPHER M.,NELSON STEVEN J.,ALMENDINGER ALLEN D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.07.2007
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; RADIATION THERAPY; SURGERY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

A medical system and method of establishing communication between a plurality of implantable medical devices and an external device. An identification command is sent transcutaneously to at least one of the plurality of implantable medical devices. The plurality of implantable medical devices respon...