Facilitating urgency modulated beaconing rates for medical devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10617875-B2
Application number	US-201715472371-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2017
Priority date	Feb 28, 2017
Publication date	Apr 14, 2020
Grant date	Apr 14, 2020

Abstract

Techniques for facilitating telemetry between a medical device and an external device are provided. In one example, a medical device includes a classification component and a communication component. The classification component is configured to determine a classification for data generated by the medical device. The classification component is also configured to determine an urgency level for an advertising data packet based on the classification for the data. The communication component is also configured to broadcast the advertising data packet for the medical device at a defined beaconing rate based on the urgency level for the advertising data packet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medical device configured to be employed by a patient, comprising:
a housing;
a memory, within the housing, that stores executable components; and
circuitry, within the housing, and configured to at least one of obtain sensed physiological data associated with the patient or deliver a therapy to the patient;
a processor, within the housing, that executes the executable components stored in the memory, wherein the executable components comprise:
a classification component configured to determine a classification for data generated by the medical device and to determine an urgency level for an advertising data packet based on the classification for the data, wherein the advertising data packet is a data packet that facilitates establishment of a connection with another device; and
a communication component configured to:
broadcast the advertising data packet for the medical device at a defined beaconing rate based on the urgency level for the advertising data packet, wherein the advertising data packet for the medical device is broadcast at the defined beaconing rate a plurality of times over an advertising period;
establish the connection with the other device; and
transmit the data generated by the medical device via the established communication channel, wherein transmission of the data is via a set of packets distinct from the advertising data packet.

2. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the communication component is configured to broadcast the advertising data packet via modulation of the broadcast at the defined beaconing rate.

3. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the communication component is configured to increase the defined beaconing rate based on a determination that the urgency level for the advertising data packet corresponds to a defined event associated with the data.

4. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the communication component is further configured to decrease the defined beaconing rate based on a determination that the urgency level for the advertising data packet corresponds to a defined event associated with the data.

5. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the urgency level for the advertising data packet corresponds to a defined event.

6. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the urgency level for the advertising data packet corresponds to a defined medical event associated with the data or a processing event associated with the medical device.

7. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the urgency level for the advertising data packet corresponds to a defined medical event associated with a cardiac rhythm reading for the sensed physiological data.

8. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the communication component is configured to decrease the defined beaconing rate based on a determination that a communication connection is established between the medical device and an external device.

9. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the communication component is configured to modify the defined beaconing rate based on historical data indicative of a history of data exchanges with respect to an external device.

10. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the communication component is configured to modify the defined beaconing rate based on time data indicative of a timestamp associated with the broadcast of the advertising data packet.

11. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the defined beaconing rate is a first defined beaconing rate, and wherein the communication component is further configured to modify the defined beaconing rate to a second defined beaconing rate based on receipt of input by the medical device.

12. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the defined beaconing rate is a first defined beaconing rate, and wherein the communication component is further configured to modify the defined beaconing rate to a second defined beaconing rate based on longevity data indicative of a lifespan period for a battery of the medical device.

13. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the communication component is configured to broadcast the advertising data packet at the defined beaconing rate via a communication channel associated with a communication protocol utilizing a level of energy consumption that is less than a defined threshold.

14. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the medical device is an implantable medical device configured to be at least partially implanted within the patient.

15. A method, comprising:
classifying, by a medical device comprising a processor, data for an advertising data packet associated with the medical device;
determining, by the medical device, an urgency level for the advertising data packet based on the classifying for the data, wherein the advertising data packet is a data packet that facilitates establishment of a connection with another device;
modulating, by the medical device, a beaconing rate for the advertising data packet based on the urgency level for the advertising data packet, wherein the advertising data packet for the medical device is broadcast at the modulated beaconing rate a plurality of times over an advertising period;
establishing, by the device, a connection with the other device; and
transmitting, by the device, the data generated by the medical device via the established communication channel.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the modulating the beaconing rate for the advertising data packet comprises increasing the beaconing rate based on a determination that the urgency level for the advertising data packet corresponds to a defined event associated with the data.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the modulating the beaconing rate for the advertising data packet comprises decreasing the beaconing rate based on a determination that the urgency level for the advertising data packet corresponds to a defined event associated with the data.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the modulating the beaconing rate for the advertising data packet comprises decreasing the beaconing rate based on a determination that a communication connection is established between the medical device and an external device.

19. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory that stores executable components; and
a processor that executes the executable components stored in the memory, wherein the executable components comprise:
a user feedback component configured to process user input data received via the apparatus; and
a communication component configured to:
transmit the user input data to a medical device via a first communication channel; and
scan for an advertising data packet broadcast via a second communication channel, wherein the advertising data packet is a data packet that facilitates establishment of a connection, wherein the advertising data packet is broadcast at a defined beaconing rate based on an urgency level for the advertising data packet to establish the connection with the apparatus and to transmit the data generated by the medical device to the apparatus via the established communication channel, and wherein the advertising data packet for the medical device is broadcast at the defined beaconing rate a plurality of times over an advertising period.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the communication component is configured to communicate with the medical device via a third communication channel based on a determination that the advertising data packet satisfies a defined criterion.

21. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the user feedba

Assignees

• Medtronic Inc

Inventors

• Demmer Wade M
• Gordon Charles R
• Yoder Matthew R
• Eisele Val D
• Hanly Matthew P
• Peichel James R
• Wine Nicholas C
• Wyszynski Ryan D
• Williams Eric R

Classifications

• H04L43/103

  with adaptive polling, i.e. dynamically adapting the polling rate · CPC title

• A61B5/0002

  Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network (endoradiosondes A61B5/07) · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04L43/16

  Threshold monitoring · CPC title

• A61N1/37258

  Alerting the patient · CPC title