Patents by Inventor Gregg C. Link

Gregg C. Link 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).

  • Telemetry module with configurable physical layer for use with an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 7023359
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for configuring an external device so that may communicate with and an implantable medical device in accordance with a desired telemetry protocols. The external device utilizes a configurable telemetry module that comprises a protocol driver that interacts with a transmit driver and a receive driver, both of which can be configured to process a telemetry signal in accordance with the necessary telemetry protocol for communicating with the implantable medical device. Once the transmit and receive drivers are configured, the telemetry module and its associated external device, e.g., a physician programmer, are enabled to communicate with the implantable medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Goetz, Gregory Pat Spar, Gregg C. Link
  • Telemetry module with configurable physical layer for use with an implantable medical device
    Publication number: 20030174069
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for configuring an external device so that may communicate with and an implantable medical device in accordance with a desired telemetry protocols. The external device utilizes a configurable telemetry module that comprises a protocol driver that interacts with a transmit driver and a receive driver, both of which can be configured to process a telemetry signal in accordance with the necessary telemetry protocol for communicating with the implantable medical device. Once the transmit and receive drivers are configured, the telemetry module and its associated external device, e.g., a physician programmer, are enabled to communicate with the implantable medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Goetz, Gregory Pat Spar, Gregg C. Link