
Spinal cord stimulation
Overdrive™ battery technology
For spinal cord stimulators
Overdrive™ battery technology utilizes proprietary chemistry, not available from competitor devices. This innovation allows for rapid recharging with minimal impact on battery capacity.
Under daily, empty-to-full charge and discharge testing:
Medtronic is the only SCS manufacturer to offer this proprietary, non-traditional lithium-ion battery chemistry.
The Inceptiv™ and Intellis™ implantable neurostimulators are powered by proprietary Overdrive™ battery technology.
~ 1 hour
Recharge time from empty to full†
Up to 3 times faster
Recharge than traditional lithium-ion batteries
More than 95%
Battery capacity at nine years independent of therapy parameters or recharge preferences
† Based on recharge setting 4 and excellent recharge quality.
‡ Compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries.