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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2011
David A. Dinsmoor, St. Paul, MN (US);
Joel A. Anderson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Timothy Denison, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John J. Grevious, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David A. Dinsmoor, St. Paul, MN (US);
Joel A. Anderson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Timothy Denison, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John J. Grevious, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Implantable devices and related systems utilize coils or coil portions of a coil for inductive telemetry at one frequency and recharge at another frequency. The coils or coil portions are included in one or more tank circuits that share at least one node between the coils or coil portions. The recharge application may be provided with variations for aspects including power management and rectification. The telemetry application may be provided with variations for aspects including receiver connectivity for the downlink and coil driving for the uplink.