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Battery system for implantable medical device

US6238813A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 1998
Grant dateMay 29, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01M6/16
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery system and method of manufacture in which at least two batteries, having different chemistries, are integrated into a common housing. The battery system has a unitary housing having at least two chambers, in which each pair of adjacent chambers share a common wall. Each chamber contains one battery, and at least one battery has a different chemical composition than the remaining batteries.

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