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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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