Automated and semi-automated designs for battery conditioning in a fully implanted lvad
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsJoel B. Artmann, Bo Zhang, Eric A. Schilling, David I. Siegfried, Stephen M. Nelson
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Abstract
In an implanted medical device system, an internal controller, external power transmitter and methods for performing battery conditioning are disclosed. According to one aspect, an internal controller includes processing circuitry configured to cause conditioning of an internal battery of the internal controller responsive to a direction from an external power transmitter in radio communication with the internal controller.
Claims20
An internal controller implantable within the body of a patient as part of an implanted medical device system, the internal controller including processing circuitry configured to:
- cause conditioning of an internal battery of the internal controller responsive to a direction from an external power transmitter in radio communication with the internal controller.
A method implemented in an internal controller implantable within the body of a patient as part of an implanted medical device system, the method including:
- causing conditioning of an internal battery of the internal controller responsive to a direction from an external power transmitter in radio communication with the internal controller.
An external power transmitter of an implanted medical device system, the external power transmitter comprising processing circuitry configured to:
- cause display of messages to a patient to enable the patient to one of select and schedule a time to perform conditioning of a battery of an internal controller implanted in the patient;
- receive input from the patient that one of selects and schedules a time to perform the conditioning;
- and
- cause the internal controller to perform the conditioning at the selected or scheduled time.
A method implemented in an external power transmitter of an implanted medical device system, the method comprising:
- causing display of messages to a patient to enable the patient to one of select and schedule a time to perform conditioning of a battery of an internal controller implanted in the patient;
- receiving input from the patient that one of selects and schedules a time to perform the conditioning;
- and
- causing the internal controller to perform the conditioning at the selected or scheduled time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.