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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Robert White, Stanford, CA (US);
George Savage, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Mark Zdeblick, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert White, Stanford, CA (US);
George Savage, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Mark Zdeblick, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Proteus Biomedical, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Implantable cardiac motion powered piezoelectric energy sources are provided. An aspects of embodiments of the subject implantable energy sources is that they include a piezoelectric transducer that converts cardiac mechanical energy to electrical energy. The subject energy sources find use in a variety of applications, including providing power to a wide range of implantable devices.