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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Michael W. Newman, Dublin, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael W. Newman, Dublin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/37 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2013.01); A61N 1/3718 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device (IMD) is described that automatically detects the presence of an external magnetic field, such as that generated by an MRI device. The IMD includes a torque sensor configured to generate an output signal that varies as a function of a torque imposed on the torque sensor by an external magnetic field and a control module configured to control operation of the implantable medical device based on the signal output of the torque sensor.