Patent ID: 8929986
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61N,H01F,H01Q,H02J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical device for delivering electrical therapy signals to a patient's spinal region to alleviate pain, comprising: a can having a shell and a lid, wherein the lid includes a plurality of feed-throughs; an output terminal positioned to provide electrical power to a signal delivery device; a controller disposed within the can and coupled to the output terminal to control electrical power directed to the output terminal; a battery disposed within the can and coupled to the controller; a plurality of wires, individual wires extending upwardly from the can through corresponding individual feed-throughs; a header carried by the can; a support element disposed within the header; a charging coil having at least one wire loop, the charging coil being carried by the support element in the header such that the entirety of the wire loop is disposed outside of the can, wherein the charging coil is operably coupled to the battery via at least one first individual wire, and wherein the charging coil is configured to charge the battery with electrical current generated via electromagnetic induction; and a communication antenna carried by the support element and operably coupled to the controller via at least one second individual wire, wherein the communication antenna is configured to receive data transmitted to the implantable medical device via an electromagnetic signal.