Medical data relay device, method and implant communication system

EP4762571A1Pending Publication Date: 2026-06-24BIOTRONIK SE & CO KG
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Authority / Receiving Office
EP · EP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
BIOTRONIK SE & CO KG
Filing Date
2024-07-29
Publication Date
2026-06-24

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Technical Problem

Current systems require a separate device for each active implant to exchange data with a remote network service, leading to usability, manufacturing, and operational cost issues as patients increasingly have multiple active implants.

Method used

A medical data relay device that instantiates and configures virtual relay devices to communicate with multiple implantable medical devices via a shared interface, allowing a single physical device to manage data exchange with a remote network service.

Benefits of technology

Enables efficient management of data exchange between multiple implants and a remote network service using a single patient device, reducing costs and improving usability while maintaining secure and bidirectional communication.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a medical data relay device (10) for relaying messages between an implantable medical device (IMD1, IMD2...IMDn) and a remote network service (14), comprising a controller (16) configured to instantiate and configure at least one virtual relay device (R1, R2...Rn), and the at least one virtual relay device (R1, R2...Rn) configured to communicate with a dedicated implantable medical device (IMD1, IMD2...IMDn) via a first interface (18) and with the remote network service (14), in particular directly or via a cloud server (20), via a second interface (22). Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for operating a medical data relay device (10) for relaying messages between an implantable medical device (IMD1, IMD2...IMDn) and a remote network service (14) and to an implant communication system (1).
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