Patent ID: 9537344
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61N,H01M,H02J,Y02E

Claim:
1. A transcutaneous energy transfer system for providing power to an implanted device, the system comprising: a strap having opposing first and second ends; an external charging device mounted on the first end of the strap, the external charging device having a primary induction coil and a surface configured to face the implanted device to provide energy from the primary induction coil to the implanted device, the primary induction coil defining an inner volume at a center of the primary induction coil; a cooling system mounted on the second end of the strap, the cooling system having an air inlet and an air outlet; a phase change material disposed at the first end of the strap in thermal communication with the external charging device; and a tubing extending between the first and second ends of the strap, an interior lumen of the tubing fluidly communicating with the inner volume of the external charging device and at least one of the air inlet and the air outlet of the cooling system.