WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM - Patent 2060034

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EP 2 060 034 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/21

(21)	Application number: 07813972.2

(22)	Date of filing: 10.08.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04B 13/00^(2006.01)
H04L 25/03^(2006.01)

A61B 5/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2007/075662

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/022010 (21.02.2008 Gazette 2008/08)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

18.08.2006 US 822770 P

(71)	Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
	Minneapolis MN 55432-5604 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HAUBRICH, Gregory John Champlin, Minnesota 55316 (US) MASOUD, Javaid Shoreview, Minnesota 55126 (US) KNOLL, Randall L. Stillwater, Minnesota 55082 (US) HILL, Gerard J. Champlin, Minnesota 55316 (US) AUDET, Sarah Anne Shoreview, Minnesota 55126 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hughes, Andrea Michelle
	Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

(54)	WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM