BATTERY/CAPACITOR CHARGER INTEGRATED IN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- at least one satellite implantable medical device, the satellite device including at least one rechargeable component; and
a master implantable medical device adapted to communicate with the at least one satellite device, the master device including;
a battery; and
a charger adapted to connect to the primary battery and further adapted to provide electrical power from the primary battery to charge an electrical component;
wherein the charger in the master device is adapted to charge the rechargeable component in the satellite device.
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Abstract
A system and method for charging a rechargeable battery or capacitor in one implantable device using a charger located in a second implantable device is provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to a system for charging a rechargeable component. The system includes at least one satellite implantable medical device, the satellite device including at least one rechargeable component. The system also includes a master implantable medical device adapted to communicate with the at least one satellite device. The master device includes a primary battery and a charger adapted to connect to the primary battery. The charger in the master device is adapted to charge the rechargeable component in the satellite device. The charger can charge the rechargeable component wirelessly, according to various embodiments. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
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27 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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at least one satellite implantable medical device, the satellite device including at least one rechargeable component; and
a master implantable medical device adapted to communicate with the at least one satellite device, the master device including;
a battery; and
a charger adapted to connect to the primary battery and further adapted to provide electrical power from the primary battery to charge an electrical component;
wherein the charger in the master device is adapted to charge the rechargeable component in the satellite device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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providing at least one satellite implantable medical device having at least one rechargeable component;
providing a master implantable medical device adapted to communicate with the at least one satellite device, the master device having a battery and a charger adapted to connect to the primary battery and further adapted to provide electrical power from the primary battery to charge an electrical component; and
charging the rechargeable component in the satellite device using the charger in the master implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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powering an implantable master device with a primary battery;
powering at least one satellite implantable medical device with a secondary battery;
powering the at least one satellite implantable medical device using transduced signals conducted between the at least one satellite implantable medical device and the master implantable medical device; and
charging the secondary battery of the at least one satellite implantable using power derived from transduced wireless signals. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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