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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Andrew Crosby, Manly, AU;
John Campbell Woodard, Turramurra, AU;
Assignee:
Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/1086 (2013.01); A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3507 (2013.01); A61N 1/36 (2013.01); A61M 1/127 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active implantable medical device comprising a therapeutic device, a controller and at least one rechargeable battery, wherein a single hermetically sealed housing encapsulates a therapeutic device, controller and rechargeable battery. A hermetically sealed housing additionally encapsulates a wireless interface and a commutator.