Apparatus And Methods For Wireless Communication Via Electrical Pulses Conducted By The Interstitial Tissues Of The Body For An Active Implantable Medical Device
An active implantable medical device having wireless communication of data via electrical pulses conducted by the interstitial tissues of the body. This device (12, 14) includes a pair of electrodes (22, 24) and generates pulse trains consisting of a series of electrical pulses applied to the electrodes. The pulse train is modulated by digital information (data) that is produced by the device. A regulated current or voltage source (42) is used to generate (44, 48) current or voltage pulses to form the pulse train. Each current or voltage pulse is a biphasic pulse comprising a positive and negative alternation. The biphasic current or voltage modulated by the digital information, is injected between the electrodes (22, 24) and wirelessly communicated.
