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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventor:
Eric A. Schilling, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H01F 38/14 (2006.01); H01F 27/24 (2006.01); A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 60/875 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H01F 27/24 (2013.01); H01F 38/14 (2013.01); A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 60/875 (2021.01);
Abstract
A transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS) that includes external and internal coils that have permeable cores is provided. According to one aspect, the TETS includes an external coil having disposed in proximity thereto, a first set of at least one permeable core that is wound by windings of the external coil. The TETS also includes an internal coil having disposed in proximity thereto, for each permeable core disposed in proximity to the external coil, a corresponding permeable core that is wound by windings of the internal coil.