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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2016
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Erik R. Scott, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Kunal Paralikar, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and techniques are configured for cooling tissue during recharge of an implantable medical device (IMD) battery. In one example, a method includes charging, by an inductive charger, a rechargeable battery of an implantable medical device (IMD) within a patient, wherein the IMD comprises a housing that houses the rechargeable battery, and wherein a primary coil of the inductive charger is positioned above a region of skin of the patient proximate to the IMD. The example method further includes cooling, by a heat exchanger, the region of skin below a normal ambient surface temperature of the region of skin, wherein the heat exchanger is interposed between the primary coil and the region of skin.