Patent ID: 6236888
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A method for conserving power for a medical device, the method comprising the steps of:providing one or more circuits operable to perform at least one function during a predetermined time period that extends from the end of a prior time period and the beginning of a subsequent time period, wherein at least one of the circuits is operable for completing the at least one function in a predetermined number of clock cycles;providing a clock;operating said clock to generate a clock signal at a minimal clock frequency that provides said predetermined number of clock cycles within said predetermined time period; andapplying said clock signal to the at least one circuit during the predetermined time period to operate the at least one circuit at said clock frequency such that substantially the entire predetermined time period is used to perform the at least one function, wherein the function is completed within the predetermined time period and just prior to the commencement of the subsequent time period.