Interleaving power and data in a transcutaneous communications link

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9889307
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12391029

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The present invention is related to an implantable medical device. The medical device comprises an implantable component having a receiver unit; an external charging module having a power transmitter unit; and a data module having a data transmitter unit. The units are configured to establish a transcutaneous communication link over which data and power is transmitted on a single frequency channel via a time interleaving scheme comprising successive frames each divided into at least two time slots, and wherein one or more of the time slots in each frame is allocated to the data transmitter unit, and wherein one or more of the time slots in each frame is allocated to the power transmitter unit, and wherein data and power are transmitted by the transmitter units during their allotted time slots.

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  • COCHLEAR LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Meskens, Werner Opwijk, BE 108 1723

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