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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jacob A. Roe, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Joel B. Artmann, Elk River, MN (US);
Jonathan P. Roberts, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
David J. Peichel, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/148 (2021.01); H01F 38/14 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/148 (2021.01); H01F 38/14 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02);
Abstract
An internal controller and an external power transmitter of an implanted medical device system and method therefore are provided. According to one aspect, an external power transmitter as part of a implanted medical device system includes processing circuitry configured to detect a shunting condition of an internal coil of the implanted medical device system, and responsive to detecting a shunting condition, reduce a magnitude of power transmitted to the internal coil.