Implantable medical device with hall sensor
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a Hall effect sensor including a first pair of electrical contacts and a second pair of electrical contacts, the Hall effect sensor configured to sense a magnetic field and configured to provide a voltage corresponding to a magnitude of the sensed magnetic field;
a polling circuit electrically coupled to the Hall effect sensor and configured to provide an excitation signal to the Hall effect sensor; and
a processor electrically coupled to the Hall effect sensor, the processor configured to;
receive information indicative of the voltage provided by the Hall effect sensor via the second pair of electrical contacts in response to a first excitation signal provided from the polling circuit to the Hall effect sensor via the first pair of electrical contacts; and
receive information indicative of the voltage provided by the Hall effect sensor via the first pair of electrical contacts in response to a second excitation signal provided from the polling circuit to the Hall effect sensor via the second pair of electrical contacts.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device can include a Hall effect sensor. The Hall effect sensor can include a first pair of electrical contacts and a second pair of electrical contacts. In an example, the Hall effect sensor can be configured to sense a magnetic field and can be configured to provide a voltage corresponding to a magnitude of the sensed magnetic field.
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20 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a Hall effect sensor including a first pair of electrical contacts and a second pair of electrical contacts, the Hall effect sensor configured to sense a magnetic field and configured to provide a voltage corresponding to a magnitude of the sensed magnetic field; a polling circuit electrically coupled to the Hall effect sensor and configured to provide an excitation signal to the Hall effect sensor; and a processor electrically coupled to the Hall effect sensor, the processor configured to; receive information indicative of the voltage provided by the Hall effect sensor via the second pair of electrical contacts in response to a first excitation signal provided from the polling circuit to the Hall effect sensor via the first pair of electrical contacts; and receive information indicative of the voltage provided by the Hall effect sensor via the first pair of electrical contacts in response to a second excitation signal provided from the polling circuit to the Hall effect sensor via the second pair of electrical contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a Hall effect sensor including a first pair of electrical contacts and a second pair of electrical contacts, the Hall effect sensor configured to sense a magnetic field and configured to provide a voltage corresponding to a magnitude of the sensed magnetic field, the first pair of electrical contacts comprises a first contact located at or near a first corner of a surface of the Hall effect sensor and a second contact located at or near a second corner of the surface of the Hall effect sensor opposite the first corner; a polling circuit electrically coupled to the Hall effect sensor and configured to provide an excitation signal to the Hall effect sensor; and a processor electrically coupled to the Hall effect sensor, the processor configured to; receive information indicative of the voltage provided by the Hall effect sensor via the first pair of electrical contacts in response to an excitation signal provided from the polling circuit to the Hall effect sensor via the second pair of electrical contacts; and receive information indicative of the voltage provided by the Hall effect sensor via the second pair of electrical contacts in response to an excitation signal provided from the polling circuit to the Hall effect sensor via the first pair of electrical contacts.
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12. A method, comprising:
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forming a Hall effect sensor including a first pair of electrical contacts and a second pair of electrical contacts, the Hall effect sensor configured to sense a magnetic field and configured to provide a voltage corresponding to a magnitude of the sensed magnetic field; electrically coupling a polling circuit the Hall effect sensor, the polling circuit configured to provide an excitation signal to the Hall effect sensor; electrically coupling a processor to the Hall effect sensor, the processor configured to; receive information indicative of the voltage provided by the Hall effect sensor via the second pair of electrical contacts in response to a first excitation signal provided from the polling circuit to the Hall effect sensor via the first pair of electrical contacts; and receive information indicative of the voltage provided by the Hall effect sensor via the first pair of electrical contacts in response to a second excitation signal provided from the polling circuit to the Hall effect sensor via the second pair of electrical contacts. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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