METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SMALL POWER SOURCE FOR AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus including a non-thin-film battery, comprising:
- an implantable housing;
electronics disposed in the implantable housing; and
a battery disposed in the implantable housing, the battery comprising;
a stack including at least one substantially planar anode having a thickness greater than 1 micrometer and at least one substantially planar cathode having a thickness greater than 1 micrometer;
a battery housing enclosing the stack of substantially planar anodes and cathodes and displacing less than approximately 0.024 cubic centimeters; and
terminals interconnecting the battery and the electronics.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present subject matter includes an apparatus including a non-thin-film battery, the apparatus including a cylindrical implantable housing, electronics disposed in the implantable housing, and a battery disposed in the implantable housing, the battery comprising: a stack including at least one substantially planar anode having a thickness greater than 1 micrometer and at least one substantially planar cathode having a thickness greater than 1 micrometer, a housing enclosing the stack of substantially planar anodes and cathodes, and terminals interconnecting the battery and the electronics, wherein the battery has a volume of less than 0.024 cubic centimeters. The present subject matter includes an implantable medical device having a bobbin battery.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus including a non-thin-film battery, comprising:
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an implantable housing;
electronics disposed in the implantable housing; and
a battery disposed in the implantable housing, the battery comprising;
a stack including at least one substantially planar anode having a thickness greater than 1 micrometer and at least one substantially planar cathode having a thickness greater than 1 micrometer;
a battery housing enclosing the stack of substantially planar anodes and cathodes and displacing less than approximately 0.024 cubic centimeters; and
terminals interconnecting the battery and the electronics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for construction an implantable device, comprising:
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shaping an exterior of a housing of the implantable device, including modeling the exterior to provide reduced hydrodynamic drag in conditions measured at the implant site;
stacking at least one non-thin-film anode with at least one non-thin-film cathode into a stack; and
disposing the stack into a battery housing having a volume of less than approximately 0.024 cubic centimeters, the battery housing providing a form shaped to fit the interior of the housing of the implantable device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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an implantable device housing;
electronics disposed in the implantable device housing;
a battery disposed in the implantable device housing, the battery comprising;
a battery housing;
an anode connected to a first terminal; and
a cathode connected to a second terminal, wherein the anode and the cathode are arranged in a bobbin configuration. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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