Repeater circuitry for medical imaging systems and devices

A medical system, comprising:

• a medical device including an imaging device:
• a processor configured to generate and transmit an initialization signal to the imaging device, wherein the imaging device is configured to generate one or more data signals in response to receiving the initialization signal;
• and
• repeater circuitry electrically connected between the processor and the imaging device, the repeater circuitry configured to operate in a first mode or a second mode, the repeater circuitry including:
• timing circuitry configured to generate a control signal, a state of the control signal driving the first mode or the second mode for the repeater circuitry;
• switching circuitry electrically connected to the timing circuitry and configured to:
• receive the control signal from the timing circuitry;
• based on the state of the control signal, cause the repeater circuitry to initially operate in the first mode;
• and
• transmit the initialization signal generated by and received from the processor to the imaging device while the repeater circuitry is operating in the first mode;
• and
• buffer circuitry electrically connected to the switching circuitry, wherein, in response to the switching circuitry causing the repeater circuitry to subsequently operate in the second mode based on a change to the state of the control signal, the buffer circuitry is configured to receive and amplify the one or more data signals from the imaging device to generate one or more amplified data signals for transmission to the processor.

A method performed by repeater circuitry for amplifying one or more data signals, the method comprising:

• transmitting an initialization signal received from a processor to an imaging device in a first mode of operation, wherein the imaging device is configured to generate one or more data signals in response to receiving the initialization signal;
• comparing a voltage of a delay signal to a voltage level threshold to determine when to change a state of a control signal generated by the repeater circuitry from a low state to a high state;
• switching a mode of operation of the repeater circuitry from the first mode to a second mode in response to the state of the control signal changing from the low state to the high state based on the comparison;
• and
• in the second mode of operation, receiving and amplifying the one or more data signals from the imaging device to generate one or more amplified data signals for transmission to the processor.