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Power source coupling and decoupling in medical device

US8583954B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13References

25Claims

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Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

David A. Dinsmoor · Windom, US
Joel A. Anderson · Brooklyn Park, US
Matthew J. Michaels · St. Francis, US
Timothy J. Denison · Minneapolis, US
Michael E. Newell · White Bear Lake, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 10, 2010
Grant date	Nov 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/30
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of this disclosure relate to coupling and decoupling a power source of a device with circuitry within the device. For example, in aspects of this disclosure, when a short develops within the device, a switch circuit may decouple the power source from the some of the circuitry within the device. Decoupling the power source when a short develops may extent the operational time of the power source, and may reduce thermal excursion.

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