A cardiorespiratory monitor that generates bioimpedance sensing signals
that produce substantially no interference with bioimpedance signals
generated by implanted devices. The monitor detects the bioimpedance
signal generated by the implanted device, using a voltage detector or a
telemetry circuit, for example. The monitor analyzes this detected signal
to generate a bioimpedance sensing signal that will not interfere with the
sensed signal. For instance, if the monitor produces a pulsed sensing
signal, the pulses are delivered in an interval of the detected signal
where no pulses are present. Similarly, if the monitor produces a high
frequency AC sensing signal, the zero crossings of the AC sensing signal
are positioned during the delivery of a pulse by the implanted device.