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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
System and methods of decreasing the directional sensitivity of axially aligned rechargeable implant
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Fried, Woodbury, MN (US);
Venkat Gaddam, Plymouth, MN (US);
Brett Otteson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mehmet Arcan Erturk, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/372 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H02J 50/90 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/37223 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H02J 50/90 (2016.02);
Abstract
The instant application relates to inductive charging of devices subject to migration. Embodiments described herein provide charging to devices at variable depths and locations to accommodate both net displacement of an implantable device as well as angular rotation of the implantable device by selecting appropriate sets or subsets of available field generation coils.