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AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsOscar Jimenez, Guillermo Echarri, John E. Kast, James E. Riekels, Mark E. Schommer
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A rechargeable implantable medical device with a magnetic shield placed on the distal side of a secondary recharging coil to improve recharging efficiency is disclosed. The rechargeable implantable medical device can be a wide variety of medical devices such as neuro stimulators, drug delivery pumps, pacemakers, defibrillators, diagnostic recorders, and cochlear implants. The implantable medical device has a secondary recharging coil carried over a magnetic shield and coupled to electronics and a rechargeable power source carried inside the housing. The electronics are configured to perform a medical therapy. Additionally a method for enhancing electromagnetic coupling during recharging of an implantable medical device is disclosed, and a method for reducing temperature rise during recharging of an implantable medical device is disclosed.
An implantable medical device having an efficient recharging coil, comprising:
An implantable medical device having an efficient recharging coil, comprising:
An implantable medical device having an efficient recharging coil, comprising:
An implantable medical device having an efficient recharging coil, comprising:
An implantable medical device having an efficient recharging coil, comprising:
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