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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2015
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Erik J. Hovland, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Rajesh V. Iyer, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Steven J. May, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Gordon O. Munns, Stacy, MN (US);
Wesley A. Santa, Andover, MN (US);
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Medical devices include a separate enclosure that houses a battery and electrically isolates the battery from external conditions such as any metal enclosures and ultimately isolates the battery from body fluids. Thus, the separate enclosure attaches to a housing of a medical device and provides for modularity of the battery which allows, for instance, different size batteries to be used with the same medical device design. The separate enclosure further prevents stimulation current from leaking back to the battery housing by providing the electrical isolation.