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7.3 Description
Your Guardio Charger is designed to charge the battery of your
OPTIMIZER Integra CCM-D IPG with minimal intervention while
ensuring your safety during the charging process.
In addition, your Guardio Charger is programmed to display alerts
and other messages that may require action on your part (e.g.,
Call Doctor Alert Codes that require you to call the 24-hour
Support Hotline, reminders to charge your implanted device,
etc…).
Caution: The operation of other electrical devices in the vicinity of
your Guardio Charger may potentially cause electromagnetic or
other interference with the charger. Portable and mobile Radio
Frequency (RF) equipment are especially prone to impair the
normal function of the charger.
Caution: When in operation, your Guardio Charger System may
be a potential source of electromagnetic interference for other
electronic equipment in close proximity to the charger system.
7.4 Charging Method
The charging method utilized by your Guardio Charger to charge
the battery of your OPTIMIZER Integra CCM-D IPG is called
inductive energy transfer. Since magnetic fields can easily pass
through the skin with little to no resistance, the charging method
used by your Guardio Charger is a proven and effective way to
transfer energy to your implanted device. Charging may be
performed over clothing.
The manner in which inductive energy transfer is used to charge
the battery of your OPTIMIZER Integra CCM-D IPG is as follows:
1. The electronic circuitry of your Guardio Charger takes the
electrical energy from its battery and converts it into an
oscillating electromagnetic field in a primary coil of the
charging wand.
2. When the charging wand is placed in close proximity to
the implant site, the oscillating electromagnetic field
generated by its primary coil is picked up by the
secondary coil of the implanted device.
3. The oscillating electromagnetic field picked up by the
secondary coil is converted back into electrical energy by
the electronic circuitry of the implanted device and used to
charge its rechargeable battery.
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