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Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2018
Applicant:

Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);

Inventor:

Joey Chen, Valencia, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/37217 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61N 1/37247 (2013.01);
Abstract

An external device for use with an implantable medical device includes circuitry that is configured to drive a coil to produce a static electromagnetic field to change a status of the implantable medical device. The static electromagnetic field may replace a physical magnet, which may not be commonly carried by a patient, to induce an emergency shutdown of the implantable medical device. The external device may be a charger or controller that is used to charge or communicate with the implantable medical device, and the coil may primarily be used for those charging and telemetry functions in such devices.


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