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A method and apparatus for containing heat generated by a battery to reduce the amplitude of a temperature excursion to enhance safety in temperature critical applications, such as in implantable medical devices. The apparatus employs a heat absorber closely thermally coupled to the battery. The hea

A method and apparatus for containing heat generated by a battery to reduce the amplitude of a temperature excursion to enhance safety in temperature critical applications, such as in implantable medical devices. The apparatus employs a heat absorber closely thermally coupled to the battery. The heat absorber includes heat absorbing material preferably exhibiting an endothermic phase change at a temperature T1 below that produced by the battery.

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A method and apparatus for containing heat generated by a battery to reduce the amplitude of a temperature excursion to enhance safety in temperature critical applications, such as in implantable medical devices. The apparatus employs a heat absorber closely thermally coupled to the battery. The hea

A method and apparatus for containing heat generated by a battery to reduce the amplitude of a temperature excursion to enhance safety in temperature critical applications, such as in implantable medical devices. The apparatus employs a heat absorber closely thermally coupled to the battery. The heat absorber includes heat absorbing material preferably exhibiting an endothermic phase change at a temperature T1 below that produced by the battery. a plurality of kinds of class 2 timing signals according to sad class 2 timing signal generating data and said second control signals. 22. A timing signal generating device according to claim 21, wherein said storage further stores a numerical data representing number of said clock pulses in said horizontal scan period and another numerical data representing said counted number for stopping the count operation. 23. A timing signal generating device according to claim 21, wherein said horizontal scan period start signal generator includes a gray code counter. 24. A timing signal generating device according to claim 17, wherein said signal generation control data includes at least one record for every operation mode of the solid-state image pickup device, every said record includes a first field in which a control code for controlling one of the operations is recorded, a second field in which a code indicating one or more numerals representing one horizontal scan period or successive horizontal scan periods, said operation is executed once in every said horizontal scan period, is recorded, and a third field in which a start address in said at least one rewritable storage, first record of a data defining the operation to be controlled by said control code being recorded at said start address, is recorded. 25. A timing signal generating device according to claim 24, wherein every said record further includes a fourth field in which a code indicating absence or a point of time of generation of an associated class 1 or 2 timing signal within said horizontal scan period or periods, the operation to be controlled by said control code is executed in said horizontal scan period or periods, is recorded. 26. A timing signal generating device according to claim 17, wherein said class 2 timing signal generating data includes at least one record for every operation mode of the solid-state image pickup device, every said record includes a first field in which a control code for controlling one of the operations is recorded, a second field in which a code indicating (i) length of a period in which an operation to be controlled by said control code is repeatedly executed or (ii) number of repetition of said operation to be executed, is recorded, and a third field in which a code indicating a signal pattern of class 2 timing signals to be generated or no-operation instruction is recorded. 27. A timing signal generating device according to claim 16, wherein s