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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Minnetronix, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Vlad Bluvshtein, Plymouth, MN (US);
Lori Lucke, Rosemount, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnetronix, Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 50/50 (2016.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/127 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 1/106 (2013.01); A61M 1/107 (2013.01); A61M 1/12 (2013.01); A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8237 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8243 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 50/50 (2016.02);
Abstract
Disclosed is a distributed transformer or extension cord component for a transcutaneous energy transfer system used to transfer electric power to an implanted medical device. The extension cord component may enable power transfer to occur at various points on or near the body of the subject within whom the medical device is implanted. In this way, the subject may gain greater flexibility and high levels of convenience in connection with use of the transcutaneous energy transfer system.