# US 2016/0250486 A1 · Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating telemetry with an implantable device

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- Number: US 2016/0250486 A1
- Document ID: US20160250486A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/634,093
- Filed: 2015-02-27
- Published: 2016-09-01
- Earliest claimed: 2015-02-27
- Assignees: Medtronic, Inc.
- Applicants: Medtronic, Inc.
- Inventors: Matthew R. Yoder; Daniel M. Gelfman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160250486A1

## CPC

- A61N 1/37217: {characterised by the communication link, e.g. acoustic or tactile}
- G16H 40/63: for local operation
- G16Z 99/00: Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
- A61N 1/37252: {Details of algorithms or data aspects of communication system, e.g. handshaking, transmitting specific data or segmenting data}
- A61N 1/37254: {Pacemaker or defibrillator security, e.g. to prevent or inhibit programming alterations by hackers or unauthorised individuals}
- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- G16Z: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

Techniques for facilitating telemetry with an implantable device are provided. In one embodiment, an implantable device includes a detection component configured to detect first vibration activity generated by a mobile electronic device external to the implantable device. The first vibration activity includes one or more defined vibration behaviors. The implantable device further includes a memory that stores executable components, and a processor that executes the executable components stored in the memory. In some embodiments, an executable component includes an analysis component configured to determine whether the first vibration activity has a defined level of similarity with a first vibration pattern identifier. Another executable component can include a communication component configured to conduct a telemetry session between the implantable device and the mobile electronic device based on a determination that the first vibration activity has the defined level of similarity with the first vibration pattern identifier.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An implantable device, comprising:
a detection component configured to:
detect first vibration activity generated by a mobile electronic device external to the implantable device, wherein the first vibration activity comprises one or more defined vibration behaviors;
a memory that stores executable components; and
a processor that executes at least the following executable components stored in the memory:
an analysis component configured to determine whether the first vibration activity has a defined level of similarity with a first vibration pattern identifier; and
a communication component configured to conduct a telemetry session between the implantable device and the mobile electronic device based on a determination that the first vibration activity has the defined level of similarity with the first vibration pattern identifier.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the communication component is further configured to facilitate communication of security information between the implantable device and the mobile electronic device based on the determination that the first vibration activity has the defined level of similarity with the first vibration pattern identifier.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the communication component is further configured to forgo communication with the mobile electronic device based on a determination that the first vibration activity fails to have the defined level of similarity with the first vibration pattern identifier.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the detection component comprises an accelerometer configured to detect the first vibration activity.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the detection component comprises a piezoelectric sensor configured to detect the first vibration activity.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the one or more defined vibration behaviors comprises a pattern of two or more vibrations of the mobile electronic device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The implantable device of claim 6, wherein the one or more defined vibration behaviors further comprises a time period associated with the pattern of two or more vibrations of the mobile electronic device.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the mobile electronic device comprises a mobile telephone.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the mobile electronic device is communicatively coupleable to, and configured to receive information from, a server device over a network, and wherein the information is indicative of the one or more defined vibration behaviors.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The implantable device of claim 1, wherein the mobile electronic device is communicatively coupleable to, and configured to receive information from, a server device over a network, and wherein the information is indicative of an approval by the server device to initiate the first vibration activity by the mobile electronic device based on receipt, from the mobile electronic device, of login information for a user of the mobile electronic device.

### Claim 11

An implantable device, comprising:
a detection component configured to detect first vibration activity generated by an electronic device external to the implantable device, wherein the first vibration activity comprises one or more defined vibration behaviors;
an analysis component configured to determine whether the first vibration activity has a defined correlation with a first vibration pattern identifier; and
a communication component configured to facilitate one of a plurality of levels of communication between the electronic device and the implantable device based on a determination that the first vibration activity has the defined correlation with first vibration pattern identifier, and based on a determination of whether the first vibration activity is a first iteration of vibration activity or a second iteration of vibration activity.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The implantable device of claim 11, wherein the first iteration of vibration activity and the second iteration of vibration activity are associated with different vibration behaviors.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The implantable device of claim 11, wherein facilitation of the one of the plurality of levels of communication comprises facilitation of a first level of communication of the plurality of levels of communication based on the determination that the first vibration activity has the defined correlation with the first vibration pattern identifier, and based on the determination that the first vibration activity is the first iteration of vibration activity, and wherein the first level of communication comprises initiation of a telemetry session between the implantable device and the electronic device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The implantable device of claim 11, wherein facilitation of the one of the plurality of levels of communication comprises facilitation of a second level of communication of the plurality of levels of communication based on the determination that the first vibration activity has the defined correlation with the first vibration pattern identifier, and based on the determination that the first vibration activity is the second iteration of vibration activity, and wherein the second level of communication comprises receipt of information from the electronic device configured to at least one of program or change an operation of the implantable device or an associated implantable device.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The implantable device of claim 14, wherein the associated implantable device comprises an implantable medical device.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The implantable device of claim 11, wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile telephone.

### Claim 17

A computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:
detecting first vibration activity generated by an electronic device external to an implantable device, wherein the first vibration activity comprises one or more defined vibration behaviors;
determining whether the first vibration activity has a defined correlation with a first vibration pattern identifier; and
facilitating communication associated with one of a plurality of levels of communication between the electronic device and the implantable device based on determining that the first vibration activity has the defined correlation with the first vibration pattern identifier, and based on determining whether the first vibration activity is a first iteration of vibration activity or a second iteration of vibration activity.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the first iteration of vibration activity and the second iteration of vibration activity are associated with different vibration behaviors.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the facilitating comprises facilitating a first level of communication of the plurality of levels of communication based on the determining that the first vibration activity has the defined correlation with the first vibration pattern identifier, and based on the determining that the first vibration activity is the first iteration of vibration activity, and wherein the first level of communication comprises initiation of a telemetry session between the implantable device and the electronic device.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the facilitating comprises facilitating a second level of communication of the plurality of levels of communication based on the determining that the first vibration activity has the defined correlation with the first vibration pattern identifier, and based on the determining that the first vibration activity is the second iteration of vibration activity, and wherein the second level of communication comprises receipt of information from the electronic device configured to at least one of program or change an operation of the implantable device or an associated implantable device.

### Claim 21 (depends on 17)

The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile device.

### Claim 22 (depends on 20)

The computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the associated implantable device comprises an implantable medical device.

### Claim 23

A system, comprising:
an electronic device having one or more computer-readable instructions executable to generate first vibration activity of the electronic device, wherein the first vibration activity comprises one or more defined vibration behaviors; and
an implantable device, comprising:
a detection component configured to detect the first vibration activity generated by the electronic device based on a location of the electronic device external to and within a defined proximity of the implantable device;
an analysis component configured to determine whether the first vibration activity has a defined level of similarity with a first vibration pattern identifier; and
a communication component configured to conduct a telemetry session between the implantable device and the electronic device based on a determination that the first vibration activity has the defined level of similarity with the first vibration pattern identifier.

### Claim 24 (depends on 23)

The system of claim 23, wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile device.

### Claim 25 (depends on 24)

The system of claim 24, wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile telephone.

### Claim 26 (depends on 23)

The system of claim 23, further comprising:
a server device configured to transmit information to the electronic device, wherein the information is indicative of the one or more computer-readable instructions to generate the first vibration activity of the electronic device.