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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
May. 13, 2020
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Eric A. Schilling, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Erin N. Reisfeld, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas W. Radtke, Ramsey, MN (US);
Brian D. Kuhnley, Delano, MN (US);
David Siegfried, Edina, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A controller implantable within the body of a patient as part of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) system and a method therefore are provided. According to one aspect, the controller includes processing circuitry configured to receive inputs from at least one of: at least one internal component of the LVAD system, at least one external component of the LVAD system, and at least one clinician's device, and determine a charging rate for charging a battery of the LVAD system internal to the patient based on at least one of the received inputs.