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AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF USER-SPECIFIC DATA BASED ON NETWORKED CHARGER DEVICES

Techniques for automatically reconfiguring medical devices are provided. According to some embodiments, the techniques may involve determining that a first medical device is being placed into service …

DRIVE·Mar 26·1 min read

G16H10/60 Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.

ENERGY MANAGEMENT BASED ON A CLOSED SWITCH CONFIGURATION

A sensor assembly for sensing a physiological characteristic includes a power source, a power control switch, and a power latch configured to latch an output of the power control switch. The sensor as…

DRIVE·Oct 26·1 min read

A61B5/6849 Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.

FAR-FIELD WIRELESS CHARGING OF MEDICAL DEVICES

Techniques are described for wirelessly charging a wearable or implantable medical device, such as a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and/or an insulin pump. In some examples, the medical device inclu…

DRIVE·Jul 7·1 min read

H02J50/20 Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.

AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF USER-SPECIFIC DATA BASED ON NETWORKED CHARGER DEVICES

A method for automatically configuring a medical device with user-specific configuration data includes obtaining, by a charger device from one or more server computing devices, user-specific configura…

DRIVE·Dec 30·1 min read

A61M5/172 Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.

DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF CHARGE

Embodiments are provided for dynamic management of charge. A method involves obtaining an estimated readiness time for an energy storage element, obtaining a target state of charge for the energy stor…

DRIVE·Sep 9·1 min read

H02J7/0049 Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.