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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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)
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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. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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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)
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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. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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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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