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Method and apparatus for a small power source for an implantable device

  • US 7,860,564 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2006
  • Issued: 12/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • an implantable housing defining an implantable housing exterior shaped using modeled fluid dynamics;

    electronics disposed in the implantable housing; and

    a battery disposed in the implantable housing, the battery comprising;

    a stack including at least one anode having a thickness greater than 1 micrometer and at least one substantially planar cathode having a thickness greater than 1 micrometer, wherein the stack defines a contoured exterior;

    a battery housing enclosing the stack of anodes and cathodes, the battery housing defining a battery housing exterior that approximately conforms to at least some of the implantable housing exterior; and

    terminals interconnecting the battery and the electronics,wherein the contoured exterior of the stack is shaped to conform to a contoured interior of the battery housing that approximately conforms to the battery housing exterior.

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