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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2009
Applicant:
Peter Misha Seligman, Essendon, AU;
Inventor:
Peter Misha Seligman, Essendon, AU;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, MacQuarie University, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power supply for a medical device having one or more power consuming components. The power supply system comprises first and second battery cells electrically connected in series to supply a first level of power to the components, and at least one additional battery cell. The power supply also comprises a control system configured to electrically connect the at least one additional battery in parallel with one or both of the first or second batteries upon a detection of a power demand at the components that is greater than said first level.