Transcutaneous charging device
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1. A transcutaneous charging device for charging an implant comprising:
- a power input;
a conversion circuit to convert power from said power input to transcutaneously charge said implant;
a control; and
an indication element;
wherein said control is programmed to initiate an indication using said indication element when it is time to charge said implant.
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Abstract
A transcutaneous charging device for charging an implant comprising:
- a power input;
- a conversion circuit to convert power from said power input to transcutaneously charge said implant;
- a control; and
- an indication element;
- wherein said control is programmed to initiate an indication using said indication element when it is time to charge said implant.
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32 Claims
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1. A transcutaneous charging device for charging an implant comprising:
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a power input; a conversion circuit to convert power from said power input to transcutaneously charge said implant; a control; and an indication element; wherein said control is programmed to initiate an indication using said indication element when it is time to charge said implant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A transcutaneous charging device for charging an implant comprising:
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a power input; a conversion circuit that converts power supplied by said power input to transcutaneously charge said implant; a control; and a wireless receiver that is adapted to receive a signal from the implant; wherein the control is adapted to suspend transfer of charge responsive to said signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of transcutaneously charging a battery of an implant in a person comprising:
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deploying a charger; transcutaneously charging the battery of the implant with the charger; suspending and resuming the charging responsive to a signal from said implant. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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