Synchronization and calibration of clocks for a medical device and calibrated clock

Apparatus and method support the synchronization and calibration of a plurality of clocks in a medical device system that may provide treatment to a patient with a nervous system disorder. The plurality of clocks, which may be located at different components of the medical device system, includes a...

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Main Authors WERDER JONATHAN C, FREI MARK G, BHAVARAJU NARESH C, PETERS THOMAS E, OSORIO IVAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.07.2006
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
ELECTROTHERAPY
HOROLOGY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
RADIATION THERAPY
SURGERY
TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Summary:Apparatus and method support the synchronization and calibration of a plurality of clocks in a medical device system that may provide treatment to a patient with a nervous system disorder. The plurality of clocks, which may be located at different components of the medical device system, includes a first clock and a second clock. The second clock may be synchronized to a first clock by disabling a run mode operation and setting the second clock to a selected time. When a reference time of the first clock approximately equals the selected time, the second clock enables the run mode operation. Additionally, a drift time that is indicative of a time difference between the first clock and the second clock is determined. If the drift time is greater than a predetermined amount, an indication to resynchronize the first and second clocks is provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20030687566