Use of lithium batteries in biomedical devices. Technical report No. 8, July 1988-June 1989

Technical Report · Thu Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5428014

Owens, B B

Lithium batteries have played an important role in the development of useful implantable biomedical devices. The cardiac pacemaker is the most well known of these devices and high-energy, long-life reliable lithium primary cells have effectively replaced all of the alkaline cells previously used in these electronic systems. The recent development of higher-power devices such as drug pumps and cardiac defibrillators require the use of batteries with higher energy and power capabilities. High rate rechargeable batteries that can be configured as flat prismatic cells would be especially useful in some of these new applications. Lithium polymer electrolyte-batteries may find a useful role in these new areas.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN (USA). Corrosion Research Center
• OSTI ID: 5428014
• Report Number(s): AD-A-210789/4/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS
METAL-NONMETAL BATTERIES
ELECTROLYTES
POLYMERS
ELECTROLYTIC CELLS
LITHIUM
ENERGY DENSITY
IODINE
PROGRESS REPORT
PUMPS
ALKALI METALS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELEMENTS
HALOGENS
METALS
NONMETALS
250904* - Energy Storage- Batteries- Other Applications