摘要 |
The application describes an electronically operated medical implant (2) provided with an electronic circuitry (4) for controlling the functions of said implant and an internal energy source (Ui) for powering said electronic circuitry (4) during operation. The implant also comprises an external energy receiving means (5, 9, 30) for receiving energy from an external energy source (Ue, 32, 46), and an energy source selecting means (6, 20, 22) for selecting the energy source (Ui, Ue, 32, 46) powering the implant, wherein said external energy receiving means (5, 30) is coupled to theelectronic circuitry (4) for providing said electronic circuitry with energy from the external energy source (Ue, 32, 46) during storage. The application further describes a storage system containing a medical implant (2) as above, the storage system being adapted for storing said implant before implantation. The system comprises an external energy receiving means (5, 9, 30) for receiving energy from an external energy source (Ue, 32, 46) for providing the implant with energy during storage.
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