	US 12,478,791 B2
	Implantable medical device comprising an energy storage device
Thomas Doerr, Berlin (DE); Volker Lang, Berlin (DE); and Tim Traulsen, Pirna (DE)
Assigned to BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, Berlin (DE)
Appl. No. 17/795,112
Filed by BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, Berlin (DE)
PCT Filed Jan. 8, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/050285 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 25, 2022, PCT Pub. No. WO2021/151633, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20154891 (EP), filed on Jan. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0379123 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/24 (2021.01); H01M 50/247 (2021.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01); H01M 50/284 (2021.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01)

CPC A61N 1/3785 (2013.01) [A61N 1/37512 (2017.08); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H01M 10/46 (2013.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/24 (2021.01); H01M 50/247 (2021.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01); H01M 50/284 (2021.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); A61N 1/37518 (2017.08); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01)]

11 Claims

1. An implantable medical device, comprising: a housing; a circuit board structure arranged within in the housing and comprising a mounting plate and at least one flexible section; an electronic module comprising at least one electronic component arranged on the circuit board structure; an energy storage device comprising a rechargeable solid-state battery for providing electrical energy for operation of the implantable medical device; and a supplemental energy storage device comprising a non-rechargeable battery to serve as a power backup, wherein the energy storage device and the supplemental energy storage device are mechanically connected and electrically contacted to the mounting plate, wherein implantable medical device includes an energy generation device connected to the energy storage device, wherein the energy generation device comprises a piezo element configured to convert patient energy to electrical energy for charging the energy storage device.