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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2013
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
David A. Dinsmoor, St. Paul, MN (US);
Joel A. Anderson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Forrest C. M. Pape, New Brighton, MN (US);
Todd V. Smith, Shoreview, MN (US);
Eric H. Bonde, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a minimally invasive implantable medical device (IMD) system are described. In one embodiment, the implantable medical device system includes an external device for transmitting a communication signal and an implantable device for receiving the communication signal by inductive coupling. The implantable device is configured to harvest power from the inductively coupled communication signal and power a signal generator from the harvested power to generate a therapeutic electrical stimulation signal.