公开(公告)号：US11005128B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US15838621

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.

Inventor： Laura E. Mccalla ,  Gaurav Jain

IPC: H01M50/409 ,  H01M4/485 ,  H01M4/587 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/0567 ,  H01M10/0568 ,  H01M10/0569 ,  H01M10/44 ,  H01M4/02

Abstract: A lithium ion battery is provided that includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a separator comprising a material having a melt temperature of greater than 150° C.; and an electrolyte including an organic solvent and a lithium salt. A method for sterilizing a lithium ion battery is also provided that includes: providing a lithium ion battery (particularly one as described herein); either charging or discharging the battery to a state of charge (SOC) of 20% to 100%; and steam sterilizing the battery to form a sterilized lithium ion battery.