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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Erik R. Scott, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David A. Dinsmoor, North Oaks, MN (US);
Venkat R. Gaddam, Plymouth, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In some examples, a medical device system includes a first implantable medical device. The first implantable medical device (IMD) may comprise circuitry configured to at least one of deliver a therapy to a patient or sense a physiological signal from the patient; generate stimulation deliverable to a patient; a first rechargeable power source; and a secondary coil coupled to the first rechargeable power source, the secondary coil configured to charge the first rechargeable power source via inductive coupling with a primary coil of an external charging device. The medical device system may comprise processing circuitry configured to control charging of the first rechargeable power source based on a charge state of a second rechargeable power source of a second IMD.