Power supply for a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
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1. A power supply for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning between the third rib and the twelfth rib and for providing cardioversion/defibrillation energy to the heart, the power supply comprising:
- a capacitor subsystem for storing the cardioversion/defibrillation energy for delivery to the patient'"'"'s heart; and
a battery subsystem electrically coupled to the capacitor subsystem for providing electrical energy to the capacitor subsystem.
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Abstract
A power supply for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning between the third rib and the twelfth rib and for providing cardioversion/defibrillation energy to the heart, the power supply comprising a capacitor subsystem for storing the cardioversion/defibrillation energy for delivery to the patient'"'"'s heart; and a battery subsystem electrically coupled to the capacitor subsystem for providing electrical energy to the capacitor subsystem.
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103 Claims
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1. A power supply for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning between the third rib and the twelfth rib and for providing cardioversion/defibrillation energy to the heart, the power supply comprising:
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a capacitor subsystem for storing the cardioversion/defibrillation energy for delivery to the patient'"'"'s heart; and
a battery subsystem electrically coupled to the capacitor subsystem for providing electrical energy to the capacitor subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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17. A power supply for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning outside the ribcage and between the third rib and the twelfth rib within a patient and using a lead system that does not directly contact the patient'"'"'s heart or reside in the intrathoracic blood vessels, and for providing cardioversion/defibrillation energy to the heart, the power supply comprising:
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a capacitor subsystem for storing the cardioversion/defibrillation energy for delivery to the patient'"'"'s heart; and
a battery subsystem electrically coupled to the capacitor subsystem for providing electrical energy to the capacitor subsystem.
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33. A voltage output system for an implantable heart stimulator for subcutaneous positioning between the third rib and the twelfth rib within a patient and employing a lead system that does not directly contact the patient'"'"'s heart or reside in the intrathoracic blood vessels, comprising:
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an energy storage system for storing electrical energy to generate an electrical stimulation pulse for delivery to the patient'"'"'s heart; and
an energy source system operably connected to the energy storage system for providing the electrical energy to the energy storage system. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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49. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning outside the ribcage and between the third rib and the twelfth rib within a patient, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator comprising:
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a housing having an electrically conductive surface on an outer surface of the housing;
a lead assembly electrically coupled to the housing and having an electrode, wherein the lead assembly does not directly contact the patient'"'"'s heart or reside in the intrathoracic blood vessels;
a capacitor subsystem located within the housing and electrically coupled to the electrically conductive surface and the electrode for storing cardioversion/defibrillation energy and for delivering the cardioversion/defibrillation energy to the patient'"'"'s heart through the electrically conductive surface and the electrode; and
a battery subsystem electrically coupled to the capacitor subsystem for providing the cardioversion/defibrillation energy to the capacitor subsystem.
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65. A method of supplying power for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning outside the ribcage and between the third rib and the twelfth rib within a patient and using a lead system that does not directly contact the patient'"'"'s heart or reside in the intrathoracic blood vessels, the method comprising:
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generating cardioversion/defibrillation energy;
storing the cardioversion/defibrillation energy; and
delivering the cardioversion/defibrillation energy to the patient'"'"'s heart. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A power supply for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning outside the ribcage and between the third rib and the twelfth rib within a patient and using a lead system that does not directly contact the patient'"'"'s heart or resided in the intrathoracic blood vessels, and for providing cardioversion/defibrillation energy to the heart, the method comprising:
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means for storing the cardioversion/defibrillation energy and delivering the cardioversion/defibrillation energy to the patient'"'"'s heart;
means for providing cardioversion/defibrillation energy to the means for storing the cardioversion/defibrillation energy. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103)
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