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Implantable power management system

  • US 6,166,518 A
  • Filed: 04/26/1999
  • Issued: 12/26/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for managing the power supplied to a power source of an implantable medical device comprising the steps of:

  • (a) providing charging circuitry for a power source in an implantable medical device;

    (b) selecting from software in the charging circuitry the correct charge/discharge regimen for the specific power source in the implantable device;

    (c) charging the power supply with the correct regimen of current and voltage limits for the specific power; and

    ,(d) non-invasively up-grading the regimen for charging the power source, by down-loading, via a direct telemetry link or telephone link, new software revisions to the regimen.

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