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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Erik R. Scott, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Prabhakar A. Tamirisa, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/40 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 50/46 (2021.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/405 (2013.01); A61N 1/0563 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 10/4235 (2013.01); H01M 50/46 (2021.01); H01M 2004/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
Electrochemical cells and methods of preventing overheating of the same are disclosed. An electrochemical cell may include a cathode and an anode. The anode may include a lithium alloy. The anode may be configured to reduce a maximum rate of ion transfer between the anode and the cathode in response to an occurrence of a fault condition. The lithium alloy may comprise at least 70 weight percent lithium to 99 weight percent lithium.