DocumentCode
2822938
Title
Lithium/silver vanadium oxide batteries for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
Author
Skarstad, Paul M.
Author_Institution
Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA
fYear
1997
fDate
14-17 Jan 1997
Firstpage
151
Lastpage
155
Abstract
Medtronic has developed a line of lithium/silver vanadium oxide batteries for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Unique features of the system are described, and improvements in mechanical packaging efficiency are presented. Cell chemistry and design are outlined
Keywords
defibrillators; lithium; packaging; primary cells; prosthetic power supplies; silver compounds; vanadium compounds; Li-Ag2V4O11; cell chemistry; cell design; implantable cardioverter-defibrillators; lithium/silver vanadium oxide batteries; mechanical packaging efficiency; Batteries; Cardiology; Cathodes; Chemistry; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Fibrillation; Glass; Lithium; Silver;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1997., Twelfth Annual
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
ISSN
1089-8182
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3631-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/BCAA.1997.574096
Filename
574096
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