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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Mark E Schommer, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Mark E Schommer, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A storable implantable medical device assembly. An implantable medical device has a secondary coil operatively coupled to therapeutic componentry. A container holds the implantable medical device, the container having a first face. The implantable medical device being arranged in the container such that the secondary coil is positioned within a distance of the first face. The distance allows charging of the implantable medical device without disturbing the container. The first face of the container having indicia representative of a lateral location on the first face aligned with the secondary coil of the implantable medical device. The may then be utilized to place an external antenna in order to charge the implantable medical device without disturbing the container.