BATTERY AND CAPACITOR ARRANGEMENT FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- a housing forming an internal cavity, the housing defining a profile with a height and a width and further defining a thickness perpendicular to its profile, wherein the thickness of the housing is shorter than both the height and the width of the profile of the housing;
at least one battery within the internal cavity;
at least one capacitor adjacent the battery within the internal cavity, the capacitor and the battery being located along a common plane within the internal cavity; and
circuitry within the internal cavity, wherein the circuitry extends over both the battery and the capacitor within the internal cavity such that the circuitry is in a stacked arrangement relative to the battery and the capacitor.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device includes a housing forming an internal cavity, the housing defining a profile with a height and a width and further defining a thickness perpendicular to its profile. The thickness of the housing is shorter than both the height and the width of the profile of the housing. The implantable medical device further includes at least one battery within the internal cavity, at least one capacitor adjacent the battery within the internal cavity, the capacitor and the battery being located along a common plane within the internal cavity, and circuitry within the internal cavity. The circuitry extends over both the battery and the capacitor within the internal cavity such that the circuitry is in a stacked arrangement relative to the battery and the capacitor.
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22 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a housing forming an internal cavity, the housing defining a profile with a height and a width and further defining a thickness perpendicular to its profile, wherein the thickness of the housing is shorter than both the height and the width of the profile of the housing; at least one battery within the internal cavity; at least one capacitor adjacent the battery within the internal cavity, the capacitor and the battery being located along a common plane within the internal cavity; and circuitry within the internal cavity, wherein the circuitry extends over both the battery and the capacitor within the internal cavity such that the circuitry is in a stacked arrangement relative to the battery and the capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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implantable medical device comprising; a housing forming an internal cavity, the housing defining a profile with a height and a width and further defining a thickness perpendicular to its profile, wherein the thickness of the housing is shorter than both the height and the width of the profile of the housing, at least one battery within the internal cavity, at least one capacitor adjacent the battery within the internal cavity, the capacitor and the battery being located along a common plane within the internal cavity, circuitry within the internal cavity, wherein the circuitry extends over both the battery and the capacitor within the internal cavity such that the circuitry is in a stacked arrangement relative to the battery and the capacitor, and a header assembly external to the housing, the header assembly being in electrical contact with the circuitry within the internal cavity; and at least one medical lead in mechanical and electrical contact with the implantable medical device via the header assembly. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method comprising generating an electrical stimulation therapy for delivery to a patient with an implantable medical device implanted within the patient, wherein the implantable medical device includes:
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a housing forming an internal cavity, the housing defining a profile with a height and a width and further defining a thickness perpendicular to its profile, wherein the thickness of the housing is shorter than both the height and the width of the profile of the housing; at least one battery within the internal cavity; at least one capacitor adjacent the battery within the internal cavity, the capacitor and the battery being located along a common plane within the internal cavity; and circuitry within the internal cavity, wherein the circuitry extends over both the battery and the capacitor within the internal cavity such that the circuitry is in a stacked arrangement relative to the battery and the capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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