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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2016
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
James D Reinke, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Sarah A Audet, Shoreview, MN (US);
Andrew J Ries, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Robert W Stadler, Shoreview, MN (US);
John D Wahlstrand, Shoreview, MN (US);
Zhongping Yang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable device system for delivering electrical stimulation pulses to a patient's body includes a pulse delivery device having a piezoelectric element that is enclosed by a housing and produces voltage signals delivered to the patient's body in response to receiving ultrasound energy. The pulse delivery device includes a circuit having a rate limiter configured to filter voltage signals produced by the piezoelectric element a rate faster than a maximum stimulation rate.