EMI/ESD hardened transducer driver driver for a closed loop neuromodulator
First Claim
1. A hardened transducer driver for protecting electronics of a closed loop neuromodulator, configured to optimize sleep therapy for a patient, from electromagnetic interference (EMI) or electrostatic discharge (ESD), the driver comprising:
- an input configured to receive a transducer signal;
an output configured to provide the transducer signal to a sleep therapy transducer;
an EMI filter coupled to the output and a grounded metal shield, the EMI filter configured to reduce EMI between the output and the electronics;
an ESD protection device coupled to the grounded metal shield, the ESD protection device configured to protect the electronics from an energy surge; and
wherein the closed loop neuromodulator is configured to receive respiration information from a sensor and to generate the transducer signal for the sleep therapy transducer.
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Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for protecting electronics of a closed loop neuromodulator, configured to optimize sleep therapy for a patient, from electromagnetic interference (EMI) or electrostatic discharge (ESD). A transducer signal can be provided, at an output of a hardened sensor interface, to a sleep therapy transducer. EMI can be reduced between the output and the electronics using an EMI filter and a grounded metal shield, and an ESD protection device, coupled to the grounded metal shield, can be provided to protect the electronics of the closed loop neuromodulator from an energy surge.
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20 Claims
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1. A hardened transducer driver for protecting electronics of a closed loop neuromodulator, configured to optimize sleep therapy for a patient, from electromagnetic interference (EMI) or electrostatic discharge (ESD), the driver comprising:
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an input configured to receive a transducer signal; an output configured to provide the transducer signal to a sleep therapy transducer; an EMI filter coupled to the output and a grounded metal shield, the EMI filter configured to reduce EMI between the output and the electronics; an ESD protection device coupled to the grounded metal shield, the ESD protection device configured to protect the electronics from an energy surge; and wherein the closed loop neuromodulator is configured to receive respiration information from a sensor and to generate the transducer signal for the sleep therapy transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for protecting electronics of a closed loop neuromodulator from electromagnetic interference (EMI) or electrostatic discharge (ESD), the system comprising:
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a sensor configured to detect information indicative of respiration from a patient; the closed loop neuromodulator configured to optimize sleep therapy for the patient, the closed loop neuromodulator including; a hardened transducer driver coupled to a sleep therapy transducer, the hardened transducer driver configured to protect electronics of the closed loop neuromodulator from EMI or ESD, the hardened transducer driver including; an output configured to transmit a transducer signal to a sleep therapy transducer; an EMI filter coupled to the output and a grounded metal shield, the EMI filter configured to reduce EMI between the output and the electronics; an ESD protection device coupled to the grounded metal shield, the ESD protection device configured to protect the electronics from an energy surge; and wherein the closed loop neuromodulator is configured to receive respiration information from the sensor, to detect a sleep disorder event using the respiration information, to provide a first stimulus to the transducer, the first stimulus configured to not interrupt the detected sleep disorder event; wherein the closed loop neuromodulator is configured to provide a second stimulus to the transducer, following the first stimulus, the second stimulus having more energy than the first stimulus and configured to interrupt the detected sleep disorder event; and wherein the transducer is configured to deliver the first and second stimuli to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for protecting electronics of a closed loop neuromodulator, configured to optimize sleep therapy for a patient, from electromagnetic interference (EMI) or electrostatic discharge (ESD), the method comprising:
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receiving a transducer signal at an input of a hardened sensor interface; providing the transducer signal at an output of the hardened sensor interface to a sleep therapy transducer; reducing EMI between the output and the electronics using an EMI filter and a grounded metal shield; and providing an ESD protection device coupled to the grounded metal shield, the ESD protection device configured to protect the electronics of the closed loop neuromodulator from an energy surge. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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