Time to next recharge session feedback while recharging an implantable medical device, system and method therefore
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1. A recharge management system for use during a recharging session, comprising;
- an implantable medical device having a rechargeable power source;
an external charger configured to charge said rechargeable power source when placed in proximity to said implantable medical device;
electronic componentry, operatively coupled to said implantable medical device, configured to determine a recharge interval from a present time until a time for next recharge should said recharging session not continue, said recharge interval being an interval until a recharge time when a charge level of a rechargeable power source of said implantable medical device reaches a value at which recharging of said rechargeable power source is indicated; and
a user output, operatively coupled to said electronic componentry, configured to communicate said recharge interval to a user.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining, during a recharge session, an amount of time until a subsequent recharge session is required to charge a rechargeable power source of an implantable medical device. A model allows a determination of the time until recharge without suspending charging during the recharge session by basing the determination on an initial measured battery voltage and a present current into the rechargeable power source. Alternatively, charging is suspended during the recharge session, and voltage measurements are taken, after which time charging is resumed, without patient input or suspending the recharge session.
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1. A recharge management system for use during a recharging session, comprising;
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an implantable medical device having a rechargeable power source; an external charger configured to charge said rechargeable power source when placed in proximity to said implantable medical device; electronic componentry, operatively coupled to said implantable medical device, configured to determine a recharge interval from a present time until a time for next recharge should said recharging session not continue, said recharge interval being an interval until a recharge time when a charge level of a rechargeable power source of said implantable medical device reaches a value at which recharging of said rechargeable power source is indicated; and a user output, operatively coupled to said electronic componentry, configured to communicate said recharge interval to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device implemented method for determining a recharge interval, said recharge interval being an interval from a present time until a recharge time when a charge level of a rechargeable power source of an implantable medical device reaches a value at which recharging of said rechargeable power source is indicated, comprising the steps of:
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charging said rechargeable power source with an external charger during a recharging session; determining, during said recharging session, said recharge interval should said recharging session not continue; and outputting said recharge interval to a user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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