Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-24
2006-10-24
Schaetzle, Kennedy (Department: 3766)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
C607S011000, C320S166000, C323S209000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07127288
ABSTRACT:
A device for controlling the discharge of a battery supplying an intermittent load, such as a nerve stimulation device. The device includes a controller which operates a switched inductor to feed a capacitor with numerous small pulses from the battery, thereby building up the charge and voltage on the capacitor, and occasionally discharging the capacitor to a load. The capacitor discharge is at higher current than the small pulses from the battery, so the battery is drained at small instantaneous discharge rates compared the too high instantaneous discharge current from the capacitor.
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Grey Thomas
Sturman Andy
Abbott Laboratories
Schaetzle Kennedy
Weinstein David L.
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