AU2007275231B2 - Acoustic communication transducer in implantable medical device header - Google Patents

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AU2007275231B2
AU2007275231B2 AU2007275231A AU2007275231A AU2007275231B2 AU 2007275231 B2 AU2007275231 B2 AU 2007275231B2 AU 2007275231 A AU2007275231 A AU 2007275231A AU 2007275231 A AU2007275231 A AU 2007275231A AU 2007275231 B2 AU2007275231 B2 AU 2007275231B2
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Ron A. Balczewski
Abhijeet V. Chavan
Keith R. Maile
Thomas W. Piaget
Cheng Zhang
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61NELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/372Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
    • A61N1/37211Means for communicating with stimulators
    • A61N1/37217Means for communicating with stimulators characterised by the communication link, e.g. acoustic or tactile

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