Patents by Inventor Dawn Flakne

Dawn Flakne has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patient device for bidirectional data communication with an implant
    Patent number: 8315708
    Abstract: A patient device (PD) for wireless data communication with an implant. The PD can be at least in an unpaired state or a paired state. In the paired state the PD is paired to a specific implant specified by an implant's identification code (IIC). The IIC is stored in PD memory. Automatic pairing of the PD to a specific implant is performed upon receiving an incoming data packet containing an IIC when the PD is in its unpaired state with no valid IIC stored in memory. Thus, the PD is tentatively paired to an implant identified by the IIC contained in the incoming data packet by storing the IIC in the memory. Tentative pairing is cancelled if no further communication occurs within a predetermined period of time. A soft paired state is entered if further data communication does occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Richard Berthelsdorf, Joachim Elsner, Dawn Flakne, David Kosokowsky, Gary Rolison, Björn Henrik Diem, Martin Lang, Jörn Bungartz
  • Patient device for bidirectional data communication with an implant
    Publication number: 20080058900
    Abstract: A patient device (PD) for wireless data communication with an implant. The PD can be at least in an unpaired state or a paired state. In the paired state the PD is paired to a specific implant specified by an implant's identification code (IIC). The IIC is stored in PD memory. Automatic pairing of the PD to a specific implant is performed upon receiving an incoming data packet containing an IIC when the PD is in its unpaired state with no valid IIC stored in memory. Thus, the PD is tentatively paired to an implant identified by the IIC contained in the incoming data packet by storing the IIC in the memory. Tentative pairing is cancelled if no further communication occurs within a predetermined period of time. A soft paired state is entered if further data communication does occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Berthelsdorf, Joachim Elsner, Dawn Flakne, David Kosokowsky, Gary Rolison, Bjorn Henrik Diem, Martin Lang, Jorn Bungartz