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Transformer-based charging circuits for implantable medical devices

  • US 9,579,517 B2
  • Filed: 04/24/2015
  • Issued: 02/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:

  • a power source;

    a plurality of primary windings selectively coupled to the power source;

    a plurality of secondary windings magnetically coupled to the plurality of primary windings to define a transformer, wherein each one of the plurality of secondary windings is interlaced to the others of the plurality of secondary windings along a length defined by the plurality of secondary windings; and

    a capacitor array coupled to the plurality of secondary transformer windings, wherein each capacitor in the capacitor array is coupled to an individual one of the plurality of secondary transformer windings.

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