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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2010
David A. Dinsmoor, St. Paul, MN (US);
Joel A. Anderson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Matthew J. Michaels, St. Francis, MN (US);
Timothy J. Denison, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael E. Newell, St. Anthony, MN (US);
David A. Dinsmoor, St. Paul, MN (US);
Joel A. Anderson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Matthew J. Michaels, St. Francis, MN (US);
Timothy J. Denison, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael E. Newell, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Aspects of this disclosure relate to coupling and decoupling a power source of a device with circuitry within the device. For example, in aspects of this disclosure, when a short develops within the device, a switch circuit may decouple the power source from the some of the circuitry within the device. Decoupling the power source when a short develops may extent the operational time of the power source, and may reduce thermal excursion.