PROVIDING DIGITAL DATA COMMUNICATIONS OVER A WIRELESS INTRA-BODY NETWORK

A system and method for providing digital data communications over a wireless intra-body network is presented. A physical protocol layer is logically defined with an identifier uniquely assigned to a plurality of implantable devices in an intra-body network. Functions are specified within the physic...

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Main Authors HOLMQUIST, PAUL, VALLAPUREDDY, VINEEL, CHAVAN, ABHI, VON ARX, JEFFREY A, MORRISSEY, CYNTHIA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 04.05.2011
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
RADIATION THERAPY
SURGERY
TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:A system and method for providing digital data communications over a wireless intra-body network is presented. A physical protocol layer is logically defined with an identifier uniquely assigned to a plurality of implantable devices in an intra-body network. Functions are specified within the physical protocol layer to transact data exchange over a wireless interface. A slave implantable device is activated in response to an activation signal transmitted through the wireless interface by a master implantable device. A wireless communications link is established between the slave implantable device and the master implantable device upon matching of the identifier assigned to the slave implantable device. Data is communicated intra-bodily over the communications link.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20050782998