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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2010
Applicants:
Robert A. Stevenson, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Gabriel A. Kustra, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert A. Stevenson, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Gabriel A. Kustra, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Assignee:
Greatbatch Ltd., Clarence, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/37 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An MRI-compatible electronic medical therapy system includes an active medical device connected to a plurality of electrodes. A multiplexer circuit includes at least one circuit protection device in electrical series with the electrodes and the medical device. The circuit protection device is adapted to permit current flow therethrough during normal medical device related therapy, but substantially prevent current flow therethrough in the presence of an induced electromagnetic field.