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Medical battery

Modern medical treatment facilities utilize a variety of relatively sophisticated electronic instruments in the course of patient diagnosis and treatment. Depending upon the medical condition, medical devices can be surgically implanted or connected externally to the patient receiving treatment. Physicians use medical devices alone or in combination with drug therapies to treat patient medical conditions. Implantable medical devices, such as implantable cardiac devices (ICDs) (e.g., pacemakers, cardioverters, and defibrillators), implantable neurostimulator devices, blood glucose monitoring/delivery devices, etc., are typically battery powered. The state of battery depletion can be monitored or estimated in order to determine the elective replacement (ER) and end-of-life (EOL) points, which enable a physician to schedule appropriate device replacement. Typically, a battery is placed in a case having an opening that exposes the battery terminal. The battery case is then connected to a medical device via the exposed battery terminal. The integrity of the connection between battery case and medical device is critical for proper function and safety. Very often, batteries are needed of a specific shape to make the best use of the space available in each device. For many of these devices, the batteries themselves should be small, flat, and lightweight.



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