Software-Defined Implantable Ultrasonic Device for Use in the Internet of Medical Things

An ultrasound communication device for transmitting signals ultrasonically within a network of implanted and/or worn medical devices, comprising:

• a communication unit comprising an ultrasonic transceiver to transmit and receive ultrasonic signals through biological tissue to and from other devices in the network of devices;
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• a processing unit in communication with the communication unit to receive signals from and transmit signals to the communication unit, the processing unit including a processor and memory, the processor operative to reconfigure in real time one or more upper layer protocols in a protocol stack and a reconfigurable logic device operative at a physical layer in the protocol stack.