High value capacitive, replenishable power source

A power source contained within an implantable device and being sufficient to supply power to said implantable device on an exclusive basis over at least part of a day, said power source including a high value, small size capacitive energy storage unit having a capacitive rating of at least 0.1 farads;

• an inductor coil adapted to gather emf power transmissions, a rectifier and charge level control means, all electrically coupled to said capacitive energy storage unit and incorporated into said implantable device;
• a "charge" high detector, electrically coupled to said capacitive energy source, for detecting and issuing a "charge" high command signal when the charge in said capacitive energy source exceeds a predetermined level,
• a telemetry circuit coupled to said detector and receiving said "charge" high command signal, said telemetry circuit transmitting a signal representative of said "charge" high command signal;
• means, external to said implantable device and not adapted for implantation, for replenishing said capacitive energy storage unit up to its maximum rated voltage by generating said emf power transmissions near said inductor coil;
• said replenishing means having a corresponding telemetry circuit, said corresponding telemetry circuit receiving said signal representative of said "charge" high command signal;
• and,
• means for controlling said means for replenishing, said means for controlling coupled to said corresponding telemetry circuit and deactivating said means for replenishing upon receipt of said signal representative of said "charge" high command signal.

A power source system, contained within an implantable device, sufficient to supply power to said implantable device on an exclusive basis over at least a portion of a day, said power source including a high value, small size capacitive energy storage unit having a capacitive rating of at least 0.1 farads;

• an inductor coil adapted to gather emf power transmissions, a rectifier and charge level control means, all electrically coupled to said capacitive energy storage unit and incorporated into said implantable device;
• a "charge" low detector, electrically coupled to said capacitive energy source, for detecting and issuing a command signal when the charge in said capacitive energy source falls below a predetermined level;
• a telemetry circuit coupled to said detector and receiving said "charge" low command signal, said telemetry circuit transmitting a signal representative of said "charge" low command signal;
• and,
• a micro-controller with a non-volatile memory storing a program and providing means for controlling the delivery of medical therapy or diagnostic function based upon the stored program;
• means, external to said implantable device and not adapted for implantation, for replenishing said capacitive energy storage unit up to its maximum rated voltage by generating said emf power transmissions near said inductor coil;
• said replenishing means having:
• a corresponding telemetry circuit;
• a corresponding micro-controller with a memory storing a primary program for said implantable device;
• said corresponding telemetry circuit receiving said signal representative of said low charge and passing said representative "charge" low signal to said corresponding micro-controller;
• said corresponding micro-controller having means for responding to said representative low charge signal and means for up loading said primary program via said corresponding telemetry circuit, said micro-controller controlling said means for replenishing said capacitive energy storage unit up to its maximum rated voltage and activating the same upon receipt of said representative low charge signal.