JP5862904B2 - サブアセンブリを用いて形成された埋込み可能な医療デバイスのための外部コントローラ - Google Patents
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- 埋込み可能な医療デバイスのための外部コントローラであって、
第1の平面内に位置するシャーシを有し、前記シャーシは、前記シャーシの正面及び背面を貫いて延びる複数のピンを含み、
さらに、前記シャーシの背面に固定され、且つ、埋込み可能な医療デバイスを制御するデータを送信する少なくとも1つの遠隔測定コイルと、
前記第1の平面と平行な第2の平面において前記シャーシの正面に固定された回路基板と、
前記シャーシの背面に固定されたバッテリと、を有し、
前記回路基板は、前記シャーシの正面で前記ピンに電気的に結合され、
前記少なくとも1つの遠隔測定コイルは、前記シャーシの背面で前記ピンに電気的に結合され、
さらに、前記シャーシの正面の近くに配置された正面カバーと、
さらに、前記シャーシの背面の近くに配置された背面カバーと、を有し、
前記シャーシは、外部コントローラの縁部を前記正面カバーと前記背面カバーの間に含む、外部コントローラ。 - 少なくとも前記シャーシ、前記正面カバー、及び前記背面カバーはさらに、前記正面カバー、前記背面カバー、及び前記シャーシを互いに締結するボルトを受入れる少なくとも1組のボルト孔を含む、請求項1に記載の外部コントローラ。
- さらに、前記外部コントローラの縁部に一体化された少なくとも1つのボタンを有する、請求項1に記載の外部コントローラ。
- 前記シャーシは、さらに、シャーシ内に形成されたクランプを含み、前記回路基板は、前記クランプを用いて前記シャーシ内に固定される、請求項1に記載の外部コントローラ。
- 前記シャーシは、さらに、前記少なくとも1つの遠隔測定コイルのうちの1つを収容する凹部を含む、請求項1に記載の外部コントローラ。
- 前記少なくとも1つの遠隔測定コイルのうちの前記1つは、前記凹部の上縁よりも下に完全に引込む、請求項5に記載の外部コントローラ。
- さらに、フェライトコアを有し、前記少なくとも1つの遠隔測定コイルのうちの前記1つは、フェライトコアの周りに巻かれる、請求項5に記載の外部コントローラ。
- さらに、エポキシを有し、前記凹部は、前記少なくとも1つの遠隔測定コイルのうちの前記1つを固定するために、前記エポキシで少なくとも部分的に充填される、請求項5に記載の外部コントローラ。
- 前記少なくとも1つの遠隔測定コイルは、第1の遠隔測定コイル及び第2の遠隔測定コイルを有し、前記第1の遠隔測定コイル及び前記第2の遠隔測定コイルは、互いに直交する軸線の周りに巻かれる、請求項1に記載の外部コントローラ。
- 前記シャーシは、さらに、前記第1の遠隔測定コイル用の第1の凹部と、前記第2の遠隔測定コイル用の第2の凹部とを含む、請求項9に記載の外部コントローラ。
- 前記シャーシは、さらに、前記バッテリを保持する凹部を含む、請求項1に記載の外部コントローラ。
- さらに、接着剤を有し、前記バッテリは、接着剤を使用して前記凹部内に固定される、請求項11に記載の外部コントローラ。
- 前記バッテリはさらに、第1のコネクタを含み、前記回路基板はさらに、第2のコネクタを含み、前記シャーシはさらに、孔を含み、前記バッテリは、前記孔を通して前記第2のコネクタに電気的に結合される、請求項1に記載の外部コントローラ。
- 前記正面カバーは、さらに、透明なディスプレイ窓と、前記回路基板に電気的に結合されたディスプレイを有する、請求項1に記載の外部コントローラ。
- 前記回路基板の正面は、さらに、前記正面カバーのボタンと向き合うスイッチを含む、請求項1に記載の外部コントローラ。
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