Method for managing a physical layer utilized during a wireless connection with medical devices

A medical device

• comprising:
• one or more processors;
• one or more sensors configured to generate signals corresponding to one or more physiological signals detected in a body of a user;
• a communication module comprising a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiving device using a communication protocol capable of data transmission or reception at a plurality of data rates;
• and
• one or more memories communicatively coupled with the one or more processors, the one or more sensors, and the communication module, wherein the one or more memories comprise instructions to cause the one or more processors to:
• transmit information to the receiving device indicating that the communication module is configured to communicate using the plurality of data rates;
• determine at least one of a type of communications to be transmitted to the receiving device or a size of a data set to be transmitted to the receiving device;
• determine one of the plurality of data rates to be used for at least one of data transmission or reception during a communication session with the receiving device based on at least one of the type of communications or the size of the data set;
• initialize the communication session with the receiving device using the determined data rate;
• and
• transmit, via the communication module to the receiving device and using the determined data rate, communications based on the signals corresponding to the one or more physiological signals, wherein at least one of:
• i) the medical device is an implantable medical device configured to be implantable subcutaneously or
• ii) the one or more sensors comprise an analyte sensor configured a) to be at least partially implantable to collect an analyte generated by the body and b) to generate the signals corresponding to levels of the analyte in the body.

A medical device

• comprising:
• one or more processors;
• one or more sensors configured to generate signals corresponding to one or more physiological signals detected in a body of a user;
• a communication module comprising a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiving device using a communication protocol capable of data transmission or reception at a plurality of data rates through the use of a plurality of physical layers, wherein each data rate of the plurality of data rates corresponds to a physical layer of the plurality of physical layers;
• and
• one or more memories communicatively coupled with the one or more processors, the one or more sensors, and the communication module, wherein the one or more memories comprise instructions to cause the one or more processors to:
• transmit information to the receiving device indicating that the communication module is configured to communicate using the plurality of data rates;
• determine one of the plurality of data rates to be utilized for at least one of data transmission or reception during a communication session with the receiving device;
• initialize the communication session with the receiving device using the determined data rate;
• and
• transmit, via the communication module to the receiving device and using the determined data rate, communications based on the signals corresponding to the one or more physiological signals, wherein at least one of:
• i) the medical device is an implantable medical device configured to be implantable subcutaneously or
• ii) the one or more sensors comprise an analyte sensor configured a) to be at least partially implantable to collect an analyte generated by the body and b) to generate the signals corresponding to levels of the analyte in the body.

A medical device

• comprising:
• one or more processors;
• one or more sensors configured to generate signals corresponding to one or more physiological signals detected in a body of a user;
• a communication module comprising a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiving device using a communication protocol capable of data transmission or reception at a plurality of data rates;
• and
• one or more memories communicatively coupled with the one or more processors, the one or more sensors, and the communication module, wherein the one or more memories comprise instructions to cause the one or more processors to:
• transmit information to the receiving device indicating that the communication module is configured to communicate using the plurality of data rates;
• determine one of the plurality of data rates to be utilized for at least one of data transmission or reception during a communication session with the receiving device;
• initialize the communication session with the receiving device using the determined data rate;
• transmit, via the communication module to the receiving device and using the determined data rate, communications based on the signals corresponding to the one or more physiological signals;
• after transmitting the communications to the receiving device using the determined data rate, determine a second of the plurality of data rates to be utilized for at least one of data transmission or reception during the communication session with the receiving device;
• and
• transmit, via the communication module to the receiving device and using the second determined data rate, second communications based on the signals corresponding to the one or more physiological signals, wherein at least one of:
• i) the medical device is an implantable medical device configured to be implantable subcutaneously or
• ii) the one or more sensors comprise an analyte sensor configured a) to be at least partially implantable to collect an analyte generated by the body and b) to generate the signals corresponding to levels of the analyte in the body.

A medical device

• comprising:
• one or more processors;
• one or more sensors configured to generate signals corresponding to one or more physiological signals detected in a body of a user, wherein the one or more sensors comprise an analyte sensor configured a) to be at least partially implantable to collect an analyte generated by the body and b) to generate signals corresponding to levels of the analyte in the body of the user;
• a communication module comprising a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a receiving device using a communication protocol capable of data transmission or reception at a plurality of data rates;
• and
• one or more memories communicatively coupled with the one or more processors, the one or more sensors, and the communication module, wherein the one or more memories comprise instructions to cause the one or more processors to:
• transmit information to the receiving device indicating that the communication module is configured to communicate using the plurality of data rates;
• determine one of the plurality of data rates to be utilized for at least one of data transmission or reception during a communication session with the receiving device;
• initialize the communication session with the receiving device using the determined data rate;
• and
• transmit, via the communication module to the receiving device and using the determined data rate, communications based on the signals corresponding to the one or more physiological signals.

A method of selecting one of a plurality of data rates for a wireless communication session between a medical device and a receiving device comprising:

• transmitting, by a communication module of the medical device, a communications packet to the receiving device, the communications packet representing at least one of an advertisement packet, a scan request packet, or a scan response packet, wherein the communications packet comprises information indicating that the communication module is configured to communicate using a communication protocol capable of data transmission or reception at the plurality of data rates, wherein the medical device further comprises one or more sensors configured to generate signals corresponding to one or more physiological signals detected in a body of a user;
• determining, by the medical device, one of the plurality of data rates to be utilized for at least one of data transmission or reception during the communication session with the receiving device;
• initializing, by the communication module, the communication session with the receiving device using the determined data rate;
• and
• transmitting, by the communication module to the receiving device and using the determined data rate, communications based on the signals corresponding to the one or more physiological signals, wherein at least one of:
• iii) the medical device is an implantable medical device configured to be implantable subcutaneously or
• iv) the one or more sensors comprise an analyte sensor configured a) to be at least partially implantable to collect an analyte generated by the body and b) to generate the signals corresponding to levels of the analyte in the body.

A method of selecting one of a plurality of data rates for a wireless communication session between a medical device and a receiving device comprising:

• transmitting, by a communication module of the medical device, information to the receiving device indicating that the communication module is configured to communicate using a communication protocol capable of data transmission or reception at the plurality of data rates, wherein the medical device further comprises one or more sensors configured to generate signals corresponding to one or more physiological signals detected in a body of a user;
• determining, by the medical device, at least one of a type of communications to be transmitted to the receiving device or a size of a data set to be transmitted to the receiving device;
• determining, by the medical device, one of the plurality of data rates to be utilized for at least one of data transmission or reception during the wireless communication session with the receiving device based on at least one of the type of communications or the size of the data set;
• initializing, by the communication module, the communication session with the receiving device using the determined data rate;
• and
• transmitting, by the communication module to the receiving device and using the determined data rate, communications based on the signals corresponding to the one or more physiological signals, wherein at least one of:
• i) the medical device is an implantable medical device configured to be implantable subcutaneously or
• ii) the one or more sensors comprise an analyte sensor configured a) to be at least partially implantable to collect an analyte generated by the body and b) to generate the signals corresponding to levels of the analyte in the body.

A method of selecting one of a plurality of data rates for a wireless communication session between a medical device and a receiving device comprising:

• transmitting, by a communication module of the medical device, information to the receiving device indicating that the communication module is configured to communicate using a communication protocol capable of data transmission or reception at the plurality of data rates through the use of a plurality of physical layers, wherein each data rate of the plurality of data rates corresponds to a physical layer of the plurality of physical layers, wherein the medical device further comprises one or more sensors configured to generate signals corresponding to one or more physiological signals detected in a body of a user;
• determining, by the medical device, one of the plurality of data rates to be utilized for at least one of data transmission or reception during the communication session with the receiving device;
• initializing, by the communication module, the communication session with the receiving device using the determined data rate;
• and
• transmitting, by the communication module to the receiving device and using the determined data rate, communications based on the signals corresponding to the one or more physiological signals, wherein at least one of:
• i) the medical device is an implantable medical device configured to be implantable subcutaneously or
• ii) the one or more sensors comprise an analyte sensor configured a) to be at least partially implantable to collect an analyte generated by the body and b) to generate the signals corresponding to levels of the analyte in the body.

A method of selecting one of a plurality of data rates for a wireless communication session between a medical device and a receiving device comprising:

• transmitting, by a communication module of the medical device, information to the receiving device indicating that the communication module is configured to communicate using a communication protocol capable of data transmission or reception at the plurality of data rates, wherein the medical device further comprises one or more sensors configured to generate signals corresponding to one or more physiological signals detected in a body of a user;
• determining, by the medical device, one of the plurality of data rates to be utilized for at least one of data transmission or reception during the communication session with the receiving device;
• initializing, by the communication module, the communication session with the receiving device using the determined data rate;
• transmitting, by the communication module to the receiving device and using the determined data rate, communications based on the signals corresponding to the one or more physiological signals;
• after transmitting the communications to the receiving device using the determined data rate, determining a second of the plurality of data rates to be utilized for at least one of data transmission or reception during the communication session with the receiving device;
• and
• transmitting, by the communication module to the to the receiving device and using the second determined data rate, second communications based on the signals corresponding to the one or more physiological signals, wherein at least one of:
• i) the medical device is an implantable medical device configured to be implantable subcutaneously or
• ii) the one or more sensors comprise an analyte sensor configured a) to be at least partially implantable to collect an analyte generated by the body and b) to generate the signals corresponding to levels of the analyte in the body.

A method of selecting one of a plurality of data rates for a wireless communication session between a medical device and a receiving device comprising:

• transmitting, by a communication module of the medical device, information to the receiving device indicating that the communication module is configured to communicate using a communication protocol capable of data transmission or reception at the plurality of data rates, wherein the medical device further comprises one or more sensors configured to generate signals corresponding or more physiological signals detected in a body of a user, wherein the one or more sensors comprise an analyte sensor configured a) to be at least partially implantable to collect an analyte generated by the body and b) to generate signals corresponding to levels of the analyte in the body of the user;
• determining, by the medical device, one of the plurality of data rates to be utilized for at least one of data transmission or reception during the communication session with the receiving device;
• initializing, by the communication module, the communication session with the receiving device using the determined data rate;
• and
• transmitting, by the communication module to the receiving device and using the determined data rate, communications based on the signals corresponding to the one or more physiological signals.