Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Highly accurate temperature sensors, and calibrations thereof, for use with implantable medical devices
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Application No.: US16171103Application Date: 2018-10-25
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Publication No.: US11077308B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Ion Opris , Dean Andersen
- Applicant: Pacesetter, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP
- Main IPC: G01K7/00
- IPC: G01K7/00 ; A61N1/37 ; A61N1/39 ; G01K7/01 ; G01K15/00

Abstract:
Certain embodiments of the present technology relate to temperature sensors for using in an implantable medical device, and methods for use therewith. Such a method can include alternating between producing a first base-to-emitter voltage drop (VBE1) and a second base-to-emitter voltage drop (VBE2), and alternating between using a capacitor to store the VBE1, which is complimentary to absolute temperature (CTAT), and using the same capacitor to store a ΔVBE=VBE2−VBE1, which is proportion to absolute temperature (PTAT). The method also includes using a sigma-delta modulator that includes the capacitor to produce a signal having a duty cycle (dc) indicative of the ΔVBE stored using the capacitor, and producing a temperature measurement based on the signal having the duty cycle (dc) indicative of the ΔVBE.
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