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8183823 |
Selective powering of medical device depending on authentication of power adapter system
In an embodiment, a medical device can be used with a power adapter system. In addition, it can receive a data set from the power adapter system, and examine the data set to determine whether the...
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8179087 |
Selective recharging of medical device depending on authentication of power adapter system
In an embodiment, a medical device can be used with a power adapter system. In addition, it can receive a data set from the power adapter system, and examine the data set to determine whether the...
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8150515 |
Fuseable cathode plate for electrolytic capacitor
An electrolytic capacitor is constructed in a manner to provide a fusing capability and welded connections between the cathode plates. Each cathode plates has a notch at its periphery within which...
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8150529 |
Medical devices and systems having separate power sources for enabling different telemetry systems
An implantable medical device includes a first, short-range telemetry circuit; a second, long-range telemetry circuit; a first power system that powers the first telemetry circuit; and a second...
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8131367 |
System and method for monitoring power source longevity of an implantable medical device
Power source longevity monitor for an implantable medical device. An energy counter counts the amount of energy used by the implantable medical device. An energy converter converts the energy used...
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8090566 |
Battery longevity monitoring
Systems and methods are provided that estimate when to replace a medical device that is implanted in a patient due to battery depletion. These systems and methods significantly reduce the need for...
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8086310 |
Power supply monitoring for an implantable device
A method and an apparatus for projecting an end of service (EOS) and/or an elective replacement indication (ERI) of a component in an implantable device and for determining an impedance experienced...
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8055343 |
Dynamic battery management in an implantable device
One aspect of this disclosure relates to a system for dynamic battery management in implantable medical devices. An embodiment of the system includes two or more devices for measuring battery...
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8024038 |
Implantable device with voltage delay test
An implantable medical device (IMD), such as a defibrillator, performs a capacitor reform or other temporary high current mode, such as to maintain efficacy of a battery or a high voltage...
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7962222 |
Battery protection and zero-volt battery recovery system for an implantable medical device
Circuitry useable to protect and reliably charge a rechargeable battery, even from a zero-volt state, is disclosed, and is particularly useful when employed in an implantable medical device. The...
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7945327 |
Systems and methods for monitoring and managing power consumption of an implantable medical device
In one embodiment, an external programming device is operable to determine and graphically display power consumption of an implantable medical device (“IMD”). In accordance with this particular emb...
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7941220 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring battery status of implantable medical device
A battery monitoring system monitors status of a battery in an implantable medical device by comparing a measured battery status trend to a calculated battery status trend. The measured battery...
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7912546 |
Method and apparatus for determining a replacement time of an electric battery
In a method and apparatus for determining the replacement time of an electric battery in an implantable medical device, the battery being a hybrid battery with a combination of at least two...
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7848812 |
Elective service indicator based on pulse count for implantable device
The present invention is an implantable tissue stimulation therapy system, comprising an implantable tissue stimulation device including a power source of a known stored energy amount, a programmer...
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7827148 |
Medical equipment having audit log managing function
A log file generating section generates an audit log file of patient information in response to various kinds of events generated in a medical equipment, and a file compressing section compresses...
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7818060 |
Determination of stimulation output capabilities throughout power source voltage range
Techniques for determining whether a medical device will be able to deliver stimulation according to a particular program throughout a useable voltage range of a power source of the medical device...
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7813800 |
Indicating the status of an energy storage device of a medical device
The disclosure describes a medical device that provides an indication of the status of an energy storage device from which it receives power. For example, the medical device may provide an estimate...
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7813801 |
Implantable medical device powered by rechargeable battery
A battery management circuit provides an implantable medical device with power management that allows safe and efficient use of a rechargeable battery. Various ways of monitoring the energy level...
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7782190 |
Implantable device and system and method for wireless communication
A wireless communication method and protocol, and wireless devices and systems for stimulation, are provided for communication between a wireless device and a charging device. During active...
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7769454 |
Power management for implantable medical device during RF communications
In a patient management system, a remote monitoring device interrogates an implantable device on an intermittent basis over a wireless telemetry link, with interrogations being performed either...
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7769453 |
Implantable battery-operated electrostimulation device
The present invention relates to an implantable battery-operated electrostimulation device (10), particularly for stimulating a heart, having a telemetry unit (11) for wireless data transmission...
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7769455 |
Power supply monitoring for an implantable device
A method and an apparatus for projecting an end of service (EOS) and/or an elective replacement indication (ERI) of a component in an implantable device is provided. The method comprises measuring...
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7751891 |
Power supply monitoring for an implantable device
A method and an apparatus for projecting an end of service (EOS) and/or an elective replacement indication (ERI) of a component in an implantable device and for determining an impedance experienced...
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7734353 |
Controlling temperature during recharge for treatment of infection or other conditions
Methods include determining whether an infection is in proximity to an implanted rechargeable medical device. If an infection is determined to be present, the recharge process is allowed to...
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7711426 |
Power supply monitoring for an implantable device
A method and an apparatus for determining a time period remaining in a useful life of an energy storage device in an implantable medical device. The method may include measuring a voltage of the...
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7657315 |
Implantable medical device with a dual power source
An implantable medical device includes a control circuit for controlling the operation of the device and for obtaining physiological data from a patient in which the medical device is implanted....
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7620452 |
Systems and methods for managing the longevity of an implantable medical device battery
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for managing battery longevity of an implantable medical device (“IMD”) battery. In accordance with this embodiment, the method can inc...
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7616995 |
Variable recharge determination for an implantable medical device and method therefore
Implantable medical device adapted to provide a therapeutic output to a patient. A therapy module, operatively coupled to a battery, is adapted to provide the therapeutic output. A control circuit...
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7587241 |
Method for controlling telemetry in an implantable medical device based on power source capacity
A method for controlling an implantable medical device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a voltage of a power source within the implantable medical device is monitored. If this voltage is above a...
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7580749 |
Method for monitoring end of life for battery
A system is described. The system includes a lithium battery, a charge storage capacitor electrically connected to the lithium battery, a first device, and at least one second device. The first...
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7542801 |
System and method for monitoring power source longevity of an implantable medical device
Power source longevity monitor for an implantable medical device. An energy counter counts the amount of energy used by the implantable medical device. An energy converter converts the energy used...
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7469161 |
Systems and methods for monitoring and managing power consumption of an implantable medical device
In one embodiment, an external programming device is operable to determine and graphically display power consumption of an implantable medical device (“IMD”). In accordance with this particular emb...
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7450991 |
Systems and methods used to reserve a constant battery capacity
Techniques are disclosed which provide a substantially constant battery reserve capacity with respect to therapeutic medical devices. Accordingly, a battery control system may be operable to...
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RE40470 |
Body function measuring apparatus
Body function measuring apparatus which provides: (1) an indication of the body function being measured, and (2) a loose probe condition by determining that the difference between the rate of...
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7389144 |
Medical device failure detection and warning system
A failure detection and warning system for monitoring a medical device wherein the system includes means structured to passively or actively detect faults occurring in the medical device being...
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7386345 |
Apparatus and method for temporary treatment of acute heart failure decompensation
A system for providing temporary therapy, such as cardiac resynchronization therapy, to a patient suffering a decompensation event. The system can include a device having an external module for...
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7324849 |
Methods and devices for inhibiting battery voltage delays in an implantable cardiac device
A battery of a cardiac stimulation device may experience voltage delay problems caused by a passivation layer that forms on the anode of the battery. To inhibit voltage delay, the battery is...
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7248926 |
Status indicator for implantable systems
A status indicator is provided for use with a medical device that employs a power transmitting coil. In one embodiment, the status indicator comprises a receiving coil and feedback element. The...
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7245965 |
Implantable cardiac device providing mode switching and automatic atrial sensitivity control and method
An implantable cardiac stimulation device, mode switchable between atrial tracking and atrial non-tracking pacing modes includes a threshold control for controlling atrial sensing threshold. The...
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7239146 |
Indicator of remaining energy in storage cell of implantable medical device
A manganese dioxide (MnO2) or silver vanadium oxide (SVO) or other battery of an implantable medical device having a relatively flat quiescent battery voltage during a beginning portion of the...
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7221977 |
Method and apparatus for measuring battery depletion in implantable medical devices
A method and apparatus for measuring battery depletion in an implantable medical device is presented. The apparatus includes first and second switch pairs disposed in series between the battery and...
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7215999 |
Battery charge indicator for implantable pacemakers and defibrillators
Current usage from a battery in an implantable cardiac device is tracked. The apparatus includes a battery current sensor having multiple current ranges. The current sensor produces a first signal...
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7212110 |
Implantable device and system and method for wireless communication
A wireless communication method and protocol, and wireless devices and systems for stimulation, are provided for communication between a wireless device and a charging device. During active...
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7194308 |
System and method for monitoring or reporting battery status of implantable medical device
A system and method monitors or reports the battery status of an implantable medical device to a user. The battery terminal voltage and charge delivered are measured. Before the battery terminal...
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7191005 |
System and method for measuring battery current
Systems, devices and methods are provided for measuring battery current. According to one aspect, a medical device is provided that comprises a battery, a pulse generator, and a current measuring...
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7177690 |
Implantable system having rechargeable battery indicator
A system and method for detecting the status of a rechargeable battery included within an implantable medical device. The medical device can incorporate a status indicator which signals the user...
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7151378 |
Implantable energy management system and method
An implantable energy supply system having at least two cells is disclosed. The system may have a switch with a first state in which the cells are electrically connected to a load, and a second...
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7142923 |
Implantable neurostimulator programming with battery longevity indication
A programming device used to program an implantable neurostimulator (INS) presents battery longevity information to a user to assist the user in selecting a program for the INS. The programming...
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7136701 |
Hybrid battery power source for implantable medical use
A hybrid battery power source for implantable medical use provides a generally constant low internal resistance during discharge and avoids voltage delays of the type that develop as a result of...
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7123964 |
Replacement indicator timer for implantable medical devices
A system and method is provided for reliably indicating that an implantable medical device is in need of replacement. The system and method measures the operational characteristics of the battery...
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