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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2007
Blair Erbstoeszer, Kirkland, WA (US);
Glenn Morita, Everett, WA (US);
Kristofer J. James, Eagan, MN (US);
Blair Erbstoeszer, Kirkland, WA (US);
Glenn Morita, Everett, WA (US);
Kristofer J. James, Eagan, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St.Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present subject matter includes a first housing portion which is thermally conductive and which has a first housing opening, a second housing portion which is thermally conductive and which has a second housing opening, the second housing opening being hermetically sealed to the first housing opening, with the first housing portion and the second housing portion at least partially defining an interior volume, cardiac rhythm management electronics disposed in the interior volume, and a thermoelectric energy converter disposed in the interior volume, the thermoelectric energy converter having a hot pole and a cold pole, with the hot pole thermally connected to the first housing portion, and the cold pole thermally connected to the second housing portion.