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MAINTENANCE SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING AN ENERGY ACCUMULATOR ARRANGEMENT

  • US 20110270337A1
  • Filed: 04/12/2011
  • Published: 11/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A maintenance system for maintaining an energy accumulator arrangement of an implant, the energy accumulator arrangement including a battery, a capacitor, and a charging device configured to supply an electric charge from the battery to the capacitor in accordance with a charging program, wherein the maintenance system includes:

  • a. a monitoring device contained in the implant, the monitoring device being configured to capture a physical parameter value of the energy accumulator arrangement;

    b. an evaluation unit configured to;

    (1) evaluate the captured physical parameter value, and(2) generate an evaluation result signal as a function of the captured physical parameter value;

    c. a transceiver contained in the implant, the transceiver being configured to;

    (1) send the captured physical parameter value to the evaluation unit, and(2) receive the evaluation result signal generated by the evaluation unit; and

    d. a control unit contained in the implant, the control unit being configured to;

    (1) control the charging device and the monitoring device, and(2) adapt the charging program as a function of the evaluation result signal.

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