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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2019
Tc1 Llc, St. Paul, MN (US);
John Nguyen, San Ramon, CA (US);
Fabian Franco, Livermore, CA (US);
Mark Di Paola, Livermore, CA (US);
Carine Hoarau, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Nathan Harold, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Michael Morado, Escalan, CA (US);
TC1 LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An external controller assembly for a medical device implanted in a patient includes an external controller and an external driveline assembly. The external controller includes an external controller display viewable by the patient. The external driveline assembly includes an external driveline cable and an external driveline distal connector. The external driveline cable is connected to the external driveline distal connector and the external controller. The external driveline cable accommodates positioning of the external driveline distal connector, by the patient, for simultaneous viewing of the external driveline distal connector and the external controller display by the patient. The external driveline distal connector is adapted to be connected to the distal driveline proximal connector by the patient. The external driveline distal connector is adapted to be disconnected from the distal driveline proximal connector by the patient.