Multi-primary transformer charging circuits for implantable medical devices
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61N-001/39
H02J-007/00
A61N-001/378
출원번호
US-0695264
(2015-04-24)
등록번호
US-9643025
(2017-05-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Crutchfield, Randolph E
Boone, Mark R
Cabelka, Lonny V
Meador, John T
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Medtronic, Inc.
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초록▼
An implantable medical device includes a low-power circuit and a multi-cell power source. The cells of the power source are coupled to a transformer in a parallel configuration. The transformer includes multiple secondary windings and each of the windings is coupled to a capacitor that stores energy
An implantable medical device includes a low-power circuit and a multi-cell power source. The cells of the power source are coupled to a transformer in a parallel configuration. The transformer includes multiple secondary windings and each of the windings is coupled to a capacitor that stores energy for delivery of a therapy to a patient. In accordance with embodiments of this disclosure, the low power circuit is configured to control simultaneous delivery of energy from each of the cells to a plurality of capacitors through the transformer.
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising: a transformer having: a magnetic core;a plurality of primary windings wound around the core comprising at least a first primary winding and a second primary winding; anda plurality of secondary windings wound around the core and magnetically coupled to t
1. An implantable medical device, comprising: a transformer having: a magnetic core;a plurality of primary windings wound around the core comprising at least a first primary winding and a second primary winding; anda plurality of secondary windings wound around the core and magnetically coupled to the primary windings;a power source having at least a first cell and a second cell, the first cell being coupled to the first primary winding defining a first current path between the first cell and the transformer and the second cell being coupled to the second primary winding defining a second current path between the second cell and the transformer;a first switching element coupled along the first current path;a second switching element coupled along the second current path;a plurality of capacitors coupled in a series configuration, wherein each of the plurality of capacitors is coupled to a single winding of the plurality of secondary windings; anda low power circuit coupled to the power source for controlling the delivery of charge from the power source to the plurality of capacitors through the transformer. 2. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the low power circuit is configured to control simultaneous delivery of energy from each of the first and second cells to the plurality of capacitors through the transformer. 3. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the low power circuit includes: a charge monitoring circuit, anda resistive voltage divider coupled in parallel with the plurality of capacitors with an output of the resistive voltage divider being coupled to the charge monitoring circuit. 4. The implantable medical device of claim 3, wherein the resistive voltage divider is configured to measure a cumulative voltage across the plurality of capacitors and to generate a divided voltage that is a fraction of the cumulative voltage, and wherein the charge monitoring circuit issues a control signal to control an on-time for delivery of charge from the first and second cells responsive to the divided voltage. 5. The implantable medical device of claim 3, further comprising an isolation circuit coupled between the first cell, the second cell, and the charge monitoring circuitry, wherein the isolation circuit is configured to maintain a current isolation between the first cell and the second cell responsive to a coupling of both the first and second cells to the transformer for delivery of charge. 6. The implantable medical device of claim 3, wherein the power source, the transformer and the plurality of capacitors are coupled to a common node. 7. The implantable medical device of claim 6, wherein the charge monitoring circuit measures a cumulative voltage across the plurality of capacitors measured with respect to the common node and issues a control signal for controlling actuation of the first and second switching elements. 8. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the power source, the transformer and the plurality of capacitors are coupled to a common node. 9. The implantable medical device of claim 8, wherein the low power circuit measures a cumulative voltage across the plurality of capacitors measured with respect to the common node and issues a control signal for controlling the delivery of charge from the power source. 10. The implantable medical device of claim 1, further comprising a first switching element configured to selectively couple the first cell to the plurality of primary windings and a second switching element configured to selectively couple the second cell to the plurality of primary windings. 11. The implantable medical device of claim 10, wherein the low power circuit issues a control signal to simultaneously open or close the first and second switching elements to selectively couple the first and second cells to the plurality of primary windings for delivery of charge. 12. The implantable medical device of claim 10, wherein the low power circuit monitors a cumulative voltage across the plurality of capacitors and issues the control signal to simultaneously open or close the first and second switching elements. 13. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the first cell is coupled to a first single winding of the plurality of primary windings and the second cell is coupled to a second single winding of the plurality of primary windings. 14. The implantable medical device of claim 1, further comprising a diode coupled between each of the windings of the plurality of secondary windings and each capacitor coupled thereto for biasing the flow of current from the transformer to each of the plurality of capacitors. 15. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the first cell comprises a first cathode and the second cell comprises a second cathode, and wherein a first winding of the plurality of primary windings is directly coupled to the first cathode and a second winding of the plurality of primary windings is directly coupled to the second cathode. 16. The implantable medical device of claim 1, further comprising a charge monitoring circuit for monitoring a state of charge of each of the first and second cells. 17. The implantable medical device of claim 16, wherein the charge monitoring circuit issues a control signal for controlling a rate of average current delivery from each of the first and second cells to maintain a voltage difference between the first and second cells within a predetermined voltage value. 18. The implantable medical device of claim 16, wherein the first switching element is configured to selectively couple the first cell to the first primary winding of the plurality of primary windings and the second switching element is configured to selectively couple the second cell to the second primary winding of the plurality of primary windings, and wherein the charge monitoring circuit issues the control signal to separately open or close the first and second switching elements to selectively couple the first and second cells to the respective first and second primary windings of the plurality of primary windings for delivery of charge responsive to the voltage difference exceeding the predetermined voltage value. 19. The implantable medical device of claim 16, wherein the charge monitoring circuit monitors the state of charge through coulomb counting. 20. The implantable medical device of claim 16, wherein the charge monitoring circuit monitors the state of charge through voltage measurement. 21. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein each of the windings of the plurality of secondary windings are interlaced along a length of each of the secondary windings. 22. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of secondary windings comprises six wires. 23. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the first switching element is configured to initiate current flow from the first cell to the first primary winding upon actuation of the first switching element into a closed position, and the second switching element is configured to initiate current flow from the second cell to the second primary winding upon actuation of the second switching element into a closed position.
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