公开(公告)号：US5695892A

公开(公告)日：1997-12-09

申请号：US700212

申请日：1996-08-20

Applicant: Randolph A. Leising ,  Esther S. Takeuchi

Inventor： Randolph A. Leising ,  Esther S. Takeuchi

IPC: C01G31/00 ,  H01M4/48 ,  H01M4/54

CPC classification number: H01M4/54 ,  C01G31/006 ,  H01M4/483 ,  C01P2002/50 ,  C01P2002/88 ,  C01P2006/40 ,  Y10T29/49108

Abstract: The present invention is related to an electrochemical cell comprising an anode of a Group IA metal and a cathode of a composite material prepared from a combination of vanadium oxide and a mixture of nitric acid and at least one of a silver-containing constituent and a copper-containing constituent. The present cathode material is particularly useful for implantable medical applications.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种电化学电池，其包括IA族金属的阳极和由氧化钒和硝酸与含银组分和铜中的至少一种的混合物组合的复合材料的阴极 含有成分。 本阴极材料对于可植入医疗应用特别有用。

公开(公告)号：US5667916A

公开(公告)日：1997-09-16

申请号：US644452

申请日：1996-05-10

Applicant: Steven J. Ebel ,  Sally Ann Smesko ,  Esther S. Takeuchi

Inventor： Steven J. Ebel ,  Sally Ann Smesko ,  Esther S. Takeuchi

IPC: H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/48 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M6/50 ,  H01M4/02

CPC classification number: H01M4/364 ,  H01M4/36 ,  H01M6/5055 ,  H01M4/483 ,  H01M4/5835

Abstract: Battery-powered implantable medical devices require a suitable method for indicating end-of-service of the power source so that there is ample time for elective replacement of the device and/or power source. The present invention utilizes mixed cathode materials preferably comprising a major portion of a fluorinated carbon and a minor portion of a metal-containing material. This mixed cathode formulation is characterized by two, discretely different operating voltages, the second of which may be used as an end-of-life indicator.

Abstract translation: 电池供电的植入式医疗设备需要适当的方法来指示电源的服务终点，以便有足够的时间来选择性地更换设备和/或电源。 本发明利用混合阴极材料，优选地包含主要部分的氟化碳和少部分含金属的材料。 该混合阴极配方的特征在于两个离散地不同的工作电压，其中第二个可以用作寿命终止指示器。

公开(公告)号：US5639577A

公开(公告)日：1997-06-17

申请号：US632852

申请日：1996-04-16

Applicant: Esther S. Takeuchi ,  Randolph A. Leising

Inventor： Esther S. Takeuchi ,  Randolph A. Leising

IPC: H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/48 ,  H01M4/485 ,  H01M4/50 ,  H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/52 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M4/583 ,  H01M4/587 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M6/10 ,  H01M6/16 ,  H01M4/02

CPC classification number: H01M4/5815 ,  H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/626 ,  H01M2300/0025 ,  H01M4/485 ,  H01M4/505 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M4/583 ,  H01M4/587 ,  H01M4/625 ,  H01M6/10 ,  H01M6/162 ,  Y10T29/49108

Abstract: A cathode active material admixture comprising a metal, a metal oxide, a mixed metal oxide or a metal sulfide and fluorinated carbon, is described. A preferred admixture comprises copper-silver-vanadium oxide and CF.sub.x. Such a blended cathode active admixture is useful in a nonaqueous electrochemical cell discharged for extended periods under a light load interrupted by high rate pulse discharges, such as occurs in an implantable medical device.

Abstract translation: 描述了包含金属，金属氧化物，混合金属氧化物或金属硫化物和氟化碳的正极活性材料混合物。 优选的混合物包括铜 - 银 - 钒氧化物和CF x。 这种混合阴极活性混合物可用于在由高速率脉冲放电（例如在可植入医疗装置中发生）中断的轻负载下长时间放电的非水电化学电池。

公开(公告)号：US5624767A

公开(公告)日：1997-04-29

申请号：US472811

申请日：1995-06-07

Applicant: Barry C. Muffoletto ,  Neal N. Nesselbeck ,  Rodney E. Stringham

Inventor： Barry C. Muffoletto ,  Neal N. Nesselbeck ,  Rodney E. Stringham

IPC: H01M2/20 ,  H01M4/13 ,  H01M4/70 ,  H01M6/14 ,  H01M6/50 ,  H01M16/00 ,  H01M14/00 ,  H01M12/00

CPC classification number: H01M4/13 ,  H01M6/14 ,  H01M6/5055 ,  H01M16/00 ,  H01M2/20 ,  H01M4/70 ,  H01M6/5016

Abstract: An electrochemical cell including an alkali metal anode and a cathode, one of the anode or cathode being connected to a structure for making electrical connection from a load to the cell, the other of the anode or cathode having main and alternate portions, a main terminal connected to the main anode or cathode portion for making electrical connection between a load and the cell, and an alternate terminal connected to the alternate anode or cathode portion for making electrical connection between a load and the cell, so that the main anode or cathode portion first is discharged with the alternate portion held in reserve, whereupon when the main portion reaches end of life the alternate anode or cathode portion is discharged. The main and alternate anode or cathode portions are insulated from each other, and the anode preferably is of lithium. There is also provided a voltage responsive switch means in combination with the cell and connected electrically between a load and the main and alternate terminals for connecting the main terminal initially to the load and then disconnecting the main terminal and connecting the alternate terminal to the load when the main portion reaches end of life. The cell can be provided with a casing of electrically conductive material with one of the anode or cathode being connected to the casing for making electrical connection to the load through the casing.

Abstract translation: 一种包括碱金属阳极和阴极的电化学电池，所述阳极或阴极中的一个连接到用于从负载到所述电池的电连接的结构，所述阳极或阴极中的另一个具有主要和交替部分，主端子 连接到主阳极或阴极部分，用于在负载和电池之间进行电连接，以及连接到交替阳极或阴极部分的交替端子，用于在负载和电池之间进行电连接，使得主阳极或阴极部分 首先以保留的备用部分排出，从而当主要部分到达寿命结束时，交替的阳极或阴极部分被排出。 主要和替代的阳极或阴极部分彼此绝缘，并且阳极优选为锂。 还提供了电压响应开关装置，与电池组合并且在负载和主和替代端子之间电连接，用于将主端子最初连接到负载，然后断开主端子并将替代端子连接到负载，当 主要部分到达终身。 电池可以设置有导电材料的壳体，阳极或阴极中的一个连接到壳体，用于通过壳体与负载电连接。

公开(公告)号：US5613973A

公开(公告)日：1997-03-25

申请号：US402344

申请日：1995-03-10

Applicant: Robert C. Jackson ,  Thomas W. Klementowski ,  Jack A. Belstadt

Inventor： Robert C. Jackson ,  Thomas W. Klementowski ,  Jack A. Belstadt

IPC: A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/02 ,  A61B17/12 ,  A61B17/22 ,  A61B17/30 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/50 ,  A61B11/24 ,  A61B11/26

CPC classification number: A61B17/50 ,  A61B17/0218 ,  A61B17/221 ,  A61B17/00234 ,  A61B17/12013 ,  A61B17/30 ,  A61B17/32056 ,  A61B2017/00469 ,  A61B2017/2212

Abstract: A medical grasper device (10) that is useful for holding and manipulating a body organ is described. The grasper device is partially inserted into a body cavity and comprises a flexible strap (14) having a distal section (18) that is deployed from a tube (12) to form a partial closed loop (2). A terminal end of the strap has an aperture (42) that is manipulated by a separate forceps-type device to mate with a connection means (56) provided on the grasper device to complete the loop. The closed loop is then adjustable in size to provide for positioning the loop at a desired location around the target body organ to hold and manipulate the body organ. At such time as the grasper device is no longer needed in the surgical procedure, the strap is either removed from the connection means with the aforementioned forceps-type device or is cut by a separate cutting means to release the loop from the body organ and the grasper device is removed from the body cavity.

Abstract translation: 描述了用于保持和操纵身体器官的医用抓持器装置（10）。 抓持装置被部分地插入体腔中并且包括具有从管（12）展开以形成部分闭合环（2）的远端部分（18）的柔性带（14）。 带子的终端具有孔（42），该孔由单独的镊子型装置操纵以与设置在抓紧装置上的连接装置（56）配合以完成环路。 然后，闭环可调整尺寸以提供将环定位在目标身体器官周围的期望位置以保持和操纵身体器官。 在外科手术中不再需要抓紧装置的时候，用上述镊子式装置将连接装置从连接装置上取下，或者用分离的切割装置切割以将环从身体器官释放出来 抓取装置从体腔移除。

公开(公告)号：US5443928A

公开(公告)日：1995-08-22

申请号：US199891

申请日：1994-02-18

Applicant: Esther S. Takeuchi ,  Randolph A. Leising

Inventor： Esther S. Takeuchi ,  Randolph A. Leising

IPC: D01F11/12 ,  D06M14/36 ,  H01M4/58 ,  H01M10/36

CPC classification number: H01M10/0563 ,  D01F11/129 ,  D06M14/36 ,  H01M10/05 ,  H01M4/587

Abstract: A new anode material known as "hairy carbon" for use in a secondary electrochemical cell, is described. The hairy carbon electrode material is developed by growing submicron carbon filaments on a carbon substrate. A catalyst is used to initiate hair growth with carbonaceous gases serving as the carbon source. The hairy carbon submicron filaments typically have diameters ranging between about 0.05 .mu.m and 0.2 .mu.m, and the electrode is formed by mixing the hairy carbon material with a suitable binder and pressing the admixture into a desired shape. Hairy carbon is particularly useful as an anode material in a rechargeable alkali metal electrochemical cell due to its excellent reversibility for the intercalation and deintercalation of alkali metal ions over extended discharge and recharge cycles.

Abstract translation: 描述了用于二次电化学电池中的称为“毛状碳”的新型阳极材料。 通过在碳衬底上生长亚微米碳纤维来显影毛状碳电极材料。 催化剂用碳源作为碳源引发毛发生长。 毛状碳亚微米丝通常具有在约0.05μm和0.2μm之间的直径，并且电极通过将毛状碳材料与合适的粘合剂混合并将该混合物压制成所需形状而形成。 毛状碳作为可再充电碱金属电化学电池中的负极材料是特别有用的，因为其在延长放电和再充电循环中对于碱金属离子的插入和脱嵌具有优异的可逆性。

公开(公告)号：US5298349A

公开(公告)日：1994-03-29

申请号：US844220

申请日：1992-03-02

Applicant: Esther S. Takeuchi

Inventor： Esther S. Takeuchi

IPC: H01M4/48 ,  H01M4/485 ,  H01M6/16 ,  H01M4/00

CPC classification number: H01M4/485 ,  H01M6/16 ,  H01M4/54 ,  Y02P70/54

Abstract: A chemical pretreatment method for inserting lithium into cathode active material silver vanadium oxide to provide a reduced form of silver vanadium oxide which, when included into a cathode mixture and incorporated into an electrochemical cell, may result in a cell with a lowered initial open circuit voltage, thereby eliminating the need to lower unstably high initial cell voltages through external loads after cell construction.

Abstract translation: 一种用于将锂插入阴极活性材料银钒氧化物中以提供还原形式的银钒氧化物的化学预处理方法，当将其包含在阴极混合物中并结合到电化学电池中时，可能导致具有降低的初始开路电压 ，从而消除了在电池构造之后通过外部负载降低不稳定高的初始电池电压的需要。

公开(公告)号：US4421833A

公开(公告)日：1983-12-20

申请号：US368865

申请日：1982-04-15

Applicant: Robert A. Zayatz

Inventor： Robert A. Zayatz

IPC: H01M4/12 ,  H01M6/18 ,  H01M4/36

CPC classification number: H01M6/182 ,  H01M4/12

Abstract: An anode assembly for a lithium-halogen cell including halogen-containing cathode material, i.e. depolarizer, such as an iodine-organic complex wherein the anode comprises an electrical conductor sandwiched between a pair of lithium plates defining substantially oppositely directed lithium surfaces terminating in a peripheral lithium edge and characterized by a major portion of the length of the peripheral edge being exposed to the cathode material. This greatly increases the available internal volume of the cell for cathode material which, in turn, increases the theoretical ampere-hour rating of the cell. At least one and preferably both oppositely directed lithium surfaces have formations such as ribs or the equivalent which increases the surface area thereof, and the formations terminate a short distance from the edge to form a marginal type, peripheral border and highly effective seal therearound. The inner surfaces of the lithium plates can include co-operating formations near the peripheral edge shaped to expose new surfaces of the lithium plates to each other to form or enhance the bond therebetween. The anode assembly is formed using mold sections of a polyolefin material such as a high density polyethylene or equivalent material and having tapered recesses to provide effective separation of the anode from the mold without any need for parting sheets.

Abstract translation: 一种用于包含含卤素阴极材料的锂 - 卤素电池的阳极组件，即去极化剂，例如碘 - 有机络合物，其中阳极包括夹在一对锂板之间的电导体，其限定基本上相对定向的锂表面，终止于外围 锂边缘并且其特征在于外围边缘的长度的大部分暴露于阴极材料。 这大大增加了用于阴极材料的电池的可用内部体积，这进而提高了电池的理论安培小时等级。 至少一个并且优选地两个相对定向的锂表面具有诸如肋或其增加其表面积的等同物的结构，并且地层终止于与边缘的短距离，以形成边缘类型，周边边界和在其周围的高效密封。 锂板的内表面可以包括在外围边缘附近形成的相互合并的结构，以将锂板的新表面彼此暴露以形成或增强它们之间的结合。 阳极组件使用诸如高密度聚乙烯或等效材料的聚烯烃材料的模具部分形成，并具有锥形凹槽，以提供阳极与模具的有效分离，而不需要分型片。

公开(公告)号：US4391729A

公开(公告)日：1983-07-05

申请号：US164891

申请日：1980-06-30

Applicant: Charles C. Liang ,  M. Elizabeth Bolster ,  Robert M. Murphy

Inventor： Charles C. Liang ,  M. Elizabeth Bolster ,  Robert M. Murphy

IPC: H01M4/48 ,  H01M4/485 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M6/14

CPC classification number: H01M4/485 ,  H01M4/54

Abstract: An electrochemical cell incorporating cathode materials comprising at least one metal oxide, at least one metal, or mixture of metals or metal oxides incorporated in the matrix of a host metal oxide. The cathode materials of this invention are constructed by the chemical addition, reaction, or otherwise intimate contact of various metal oxides and/or metal elements during thermal treatment in mixed states. The materials thereby produced contain metals and oxides of the groups IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, and VIII, which includes the noble metals and/or their oxide compounds.The incorporation of the metal oxides, metals or mixtures thereof substantially increases the discharge capacity and the overall performance of the cathode materials.

公开(公告)号：US4128703A

公开(公告)日：1978-12-05

申请号：US812641

申请日：1977-07-05

Applicant: Ralph T. Mead ,  Wilson Greatbatch ,  Frank W. Rudolph ,  Norbert W. Frenz, Jr.

Inventor： Ralph T. Mead ,  Wilson Greatbatch ,  Frank W. Rudolph ,  Norbert W. Frenz, Jr.

IPC: H01M2/02 ,  H01M6/18

CPC classification number: H01M6/182

Abstract: A lithium-iodine cell comprising a casing of electrically conducting material, an anode including a lithium element within the casing, an electrical conductor operatively connected to the lithium element and extending out from the casing, and a cathode comprising iodine-containing material in operative contact with both the casing and the lithium element. The anode electrical conductor is completely sealed from the rest of the cell, and the casing serves as the cathode current collector. The anode operative surface is provided with a coating of an organic electron donor material. The anode is enclosed within an insulator element within the casing and a ferrule having one end within the insulator and the other end extending from the casing.

Abstract translation: 一种锂 - 碘电池，包括导电材料的壳体，在壳体内包含锂元素的阳极，可操作地连接到锂元素并从壳体延伸出来的电导体，以及包含操作接触的含碘材料的阴极 与壳体和锂元素。 阳极电导体与电池的其余部分完全密封，并且壳体用作阴极集电器。 阳极工作表面设置有有机电子给体材料的涂层。 阳极被封装在壳体内的绝缘体元件内，并且套管具有在绝缘体内的一端，另一端从壳体延伸。