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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Cyberonics, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Himanshu Joshi, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
CYBERONICS, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/28 (2006.01); G01R 19/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 19/0092 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61N 1/37223 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes applying a signal to a primary coil of an external charging device. The signal causes the primary coil to inductively couple to a secondary coil of an implantable medical device that is implanted within tissue of a patient. The method also includes measuring a current at the primary coil. The method further includes estimating a depth of the implantable medical device within the tissue of the patient based on the measured current.