SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC CHARGES FROM HEART TO POWER IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
First Claim
1. ) A method for generating electric charge from electrical conduction system of heart to power up an implantable medical device (IMD), said method comprises:
- measuring periodicity value of heart beat;
comparing said measured periodicity value with a normal range of periodicity value; and
generating said electric charge from said electrical conduction system of heart if said measured periodicity value exceeds said normal range of periodicity value.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is system and method for generating, storing and transmitting electrical charge from heart'"'"'s electrical conduction system to power implantable medical devices. An intelligent monitoring module in the system monitors amount of nerve impulses that are generated at the Sinoatrial (SA) node of the heart and continuously compares number of the generated nerve impulses with a threshold nerve impulse value. If excess impulses are detected, the intelligent monitoring module routes the excess nerve impulses to a battery management module which generates charge by converting the excess nerve impulses to electric charge. This charge may be further used to power up the implantable medical device.
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9 Claims
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1. ) A method for generating electric charge from electrical conduction system of heart to power up an implantable medical device (IMD), said method comprises:
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measuring periodicity value of heart beat; comparing said measured periodicity value with a normal range of periodicity value; and generating said electric charge from said electrical conduction system of heart if said measured periodicity value exceeds said normal range of periodicity value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8)
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6. ) A system for generating electric charge for an implanted device from electrical conduction system of heart, said system configured for:
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measuring periodicity value of heart beat using an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) powering system environment; comparing said measured periodicity value with a normal range of periodicity value using said IMD powering system environment; and generating electric charge from said electrical conduction system of heart if said measured periodicity value exceeds said normal range of periodicity value using said IMD powering system environment. - View Dependent Claims (7, 9)
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