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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:

  • The Medtronic Overdrive™ battery technology maintained 95% of the original capacity at nine years and 3,200 cycles.1,2
  • The tested Competitor X spinal cord stimulators lost 30% of the capacity after only three years and 1,000 cycles.1,2
  • The Intellis™ and Inceptiv™ SCS devices can be recharged in ~ 1 hour from empty to full† versus up to four hours with the tested Competitor X devices.
Chart comparing the battery performance of Intellis Overdrive lithium ion battery to traditional lithium SCS batteries. Overdrive shows less than 5% fade in 9 years while other batteries decline to 50% capacity.

9-year Overdrive™ battery data

Medtronic is the only SCS manufacturer to offer this proprietary, non-traditional lithium-ion battery chemistry.

Overdrive™ battery technology

  • Faster recharge‡
  • Minimal fade‡
  • Over-discharge protection
The Inceptiv™ and Intellis™ spinal cord stimulation (SCS) neurostimulators are designed for pain relief.

Inceptiv™ and Intellis™ neurostimulators

The Inceptiv™ and Intellis™ implantable neurostimulators are powered by proprietary Overdrive™ battery technology.

Benefits of 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

 

Improvements made to benefit your patients’ needs and comfort

   



Implant depth of up to 3 cm intended to provide implant versatility and patient comfort

   

   



Ease of implantation with face-up or face-down battery orientation

   

   



Meets the increased energy demands of HD therapies for current and future workflows

   

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