External Powering of Implantable Medical Device Dependent on Energy of Provided Therapy
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an implantable medical device for providing stimulation therapy;
a first external power device; and
a second external power device,wherein the first external power device is used to provide power to the implantable medical device when the stimulation therapy is low energy therapy,and wherein the second external power device is used to provide power to the implantable medical device when the stimulation therapy is high energy therapy.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device system includes an implantable medical device for providing stimulation therapy and two external power sources. A first external power source is used to power the implantable medical device when the stimulation therapy is low energy therapy. For example, the first external power device may be utilized to periodically recharge a battery in the implantable medical device. The second external power device may be utilized to power the implantable medical device when the stimulation therapy is high energy therapy. The second external power device may be a disposable patch that is affixed to a patient'"'"'s skin to provide continuous power to the implantable medical device. The implantable medical device may communicate data to such a power device to cause it to adjust a strength of the charging field that it generates.
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25 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device for providing stimulation therapy; a first external power device; and a second external power device, wherein the first external power device is used to provide power to the implantable medical device when the stimulation therapy is low energy therapy, and wherein the second external power device is used to provide power to the implantable medical device when the stimulation therapy is high energy therapy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device; and an external power device for providing continuous power to the implantable medical device, wherein the implantable medical device communicates data to the external power device to cause the external power device to adjust a strength of its charging field. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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