Actively cooled external energy source, external charger, system of transcutaneous energy transfer, system of transcutaneous charging and method therefore
First Claim
1. An external power source for an implantable medical device having a secondary coil operatively coupled to therapeutic componentry, comprising:
- a housing;
a primary coil carried in said housing, said primary coil being capable of inductively energizing said secondary coil when said housing is externally placed in proximity of said secondary coil with a first surface of said housing positioned closest to said secondary coil;
a telemetry coil carried in said housing, said telemetry coil being positioned adjacent the first surface and being capable of inductively communicating information to the implantable medical device; and
a thermo-electric cooling device placed inside of the housing and within an interior of the telemetry coil.
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Abstract
External energy source, external charger, system of transcutaneous energy transfer, system of transcutaneous charging and method thereof. An implantable medical device has a secondary coil operatively coupled to therapeutic componentry. An external power source has a housing, a primary coil carried in the housing with the primary coil being capable of inductively energizing the secondary coil when the housing is externally placed in proximity of the secondary coil with a first surface of the housing positioned closest to the secondary coil and a thermo-electric cooling device placed associated with the first surface of the housing.
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24 Claims
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1. An external power source for an implantable medical device having a secondary coil operatively coupled to therapeutic componentry, comprising:
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a housing; a primary coil carried in said housing, said primary coil being capable of inductively energizing said secondary coil when said housing is externally placed in proximity of said secondary coil with a first surface of said housing positioned closest to said secondary coil; a telemetry coil carried in said housing, said telemetry coil being positioned adjacent the first surface and being capable of inductively communicating information to the implantable medical device; and a thermo-electric cooling device placed inside of the housing and within an interior of the telemetry coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of transcutaneous energy transfer from an external power source comprising an external housing, a primary coil, and a telemetry coil carried in said external housing, said primary coil being capable of inductively energizing a secondary coil of an implantable medical device when said housing is externally placed in proximity of said secondary coil with a first surface of said housing positioned closest to said secondary coil of the implantable medical device comprising a first housing having operational componentry for providing said therapeutic output and a secondary housing mechanically coupled to said first housing having the secondary coil operatively coupled to said componentry, said secondary coil capable of receiving energy from said external source, comprising the steps of:
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applying energy to said primary coil; exchanging information via the telemetry coil with the implantable medical device; and actively cooling said first surface of said housing by providing a thermoelectric cooling device positioned inside of the housing and within an interior of the telemetry coil. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An external power source for an implantable medical device having a secondary coil operatively coupled to therapeutic componentry, comprising:
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a housing; a primary coil carried in said housing, said primary coil being capable of inductively energizing said secondary coil when said housing is externally placed in proximity of said secondary coil with a first surface of said housing positioned closest to said secondary coil; a telemetry coil carried in said housing, said telemetry coil being positioned adjacent the first surface and being capable of inductively communicating information to the implantable medical device; and a thermo-electric cooling device placed inside of the housing and between the telemetry coil and the primary coil.
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