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Surgery: Light, Thermal, And Electrical Application > Light, Thermal, And Electrical Application > Electrical Therapeutic Systems > Energy Source Outside Generator Body Energy Source Outside Generator BodyEnergy Source Outside Generator Body patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/30/06 - 20060271129 - Magnetic material-containing microfabricated devices for wireless data and power transfer This invention relates to the design and fabrication of micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) for applications in such varied fields as the biomedical, micro-fluidics and chemical analysis fields. ... 11/16/06 - 20060259098 - Systems and methods for use in pulse generation In one embodiment, an implantable medical device comprises: a rechargeable battery for powering the implantable medical device; an antenna for receiving RF power; and circuitry for charging the rechargeable battery using power received via the antenna, wherein the circuitry for charging comprises control circuitry that causes the circuitry for charging ... 11/09/06 - 20060253173 - Device for optimizing transmitting energy and transmitting position for an implantable electrical stimulator A device for optimizing transmitting energy and transmitting position for an implantable electrical stimulator is provided. The device utilizes a design of a wireless energy transmitting and positioning device with an external energy-feedback control, which can automatically detect an optimum energy-transmitting position through an external antenna performing an adjustable energy ... 11/02/06 - 20060247738 - Actively cooled external energy source, external charger, system of transcutaneous energy transfer, system of transcutaneous charging and method therefore External energy source, external charger, system of transcutaneous energy transfer, system of transcutaneous charging and method thereof. An implantable medical device has a secondary coil operatively coupled to therapeutic componentry. An external power source has a housing, a primary coil carried in the housing with the primary coil being capable ... 11/02/06 - 20060247737 - Alignment indication for transcutaneous energy transfer System for transcutaneous energy transfer. An implantable medical device, adapted to be implanted in a patient, has componentry for providing a therapeutic output. The implantable medical device has an internal power source and a secondary coil operatively coupled to the internal power source. An external power source, having a primary ... 09/28/06 - 20060217785 - Implantable device for controlling received power by a power receiving unit therein An implantable device capable of controlling received power from an external source. The implantable device includes a power receiving unit (PRU) and a control circuit which monitors the voltage across a load and provides a short circuit connection across the PRU when the voltage across the load exceeds a predetermined ... 07/20/06 - 20060161225 - Medical implant system There is provided a system for transmission of power and/or information between a first location external of a living body and a second position internal of the living body which comprises: (a) a primary controller (2) comprising a power source and a transmitter locatable at the first locations; and (b) ... 07/13/06 - 20060155347 - Harmless wireless energy transmission to implant A transmission device (1) transmits an alternating magnetic field to a receiver (3) implanted in a human's body to supply energy drawn from the alternating magnetic field to an energy consuming implant in the human's body. The transmission device comprises a coil (6) adapted to generate the alternating magnetic field ... 07/06/06 - 20060149340 - Systems and methods for providing power to one or more implantable devices Systems for providing a power signal to one or more implantable devices include a number of dynamic range amplifiers each having a multiplicity of output drivers. Each of the output drivers is configured to generate an output signal. The systems further include control circuitry configured to select at least one ... 06/29/06 - 20060142822 - Externally activated neuro-implant which directly transmits therapeutic signals An externally powered and controlled neuro-implant system for transmission of stimulating therapeutic signals to an implantable electrode. The system basically consists of two coils, one external active coil and one internal passive coil each housed in a ferrite pot core which enhances inductive coupling and minimizes the coils in size, ... 05/04/06 - 20060095094 - Medical device having lithium-ion battery An exemplary embodiment relates to a medical device that includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery for providing power to the medical device. The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode comprising a current collector, a first active material, and a second active material. The lithium-ion battery also includes a negative electrode comprising ... 04/20/06 - 20060085051 - Electrical implants An external module is mounted to a person and transmits energy in the light spectrum through the skin to an internal module which converts it to d.c. current with a film photocell. The d.c. current can be used to charge batteries for powering an implant without a break in the ... 02/09/06 - 20060030905 - External coil assembly for a transcutaneous system An external coil assembly for a transcutaneous system is disclosed. The assembly comprises: a housing having a skin-adjacent surface, an opposing exposed surface and a threaded shaft open to the exposed surface and extending toward the skin-adjacent surface; an external coil secured within the housing; and a magnet with a ... 01/26/06 - 20060020307 - Switched power using telemetry in an implantable medical device A system, method and implantable medical for providing switched power while providing transcutaneous telemetry communication with an implanted medical device having an internal power source. An electronics module is adapted to supply the therapeutic output to the patient. A telemetry module is configured for transcutaneous telemetry communication. The telemetry module ... 01/26/06 - 20060020306 - Concurrent delivery of treatment therapy with telemetry in an implantable medical device A system, method and implantable medical for concurrently providing a therapeutic output to a patient while communicating transcutaneously with an external device. The therapeutic output is provided to the patient with an implantable medical device wherein an electromagnetic signal is associated with at least one of recharging of a rechargeable ... 01/26/06 - 20060020305 - Spatially decoupled twin secondary coils for optimizing transcutaneous energy transfer (tet) power transfer characteristics An implantable device, such as an infuser device for bidirectional hydraulically controlling a medical artificial sphincter, enhances power transfer characteristics to a secondary coil thereby allowing implantation to greater physical depths and/or enclosing the secondary coil within a housing of the infuser device. The enhanced power transfer is achieved with ... 12/29/05 - 20050288743 - Implantable medical device with contactless power transfer housing A transcutaneous recharging system for providing power to an implantable medical device comprises a primary side circuit for transmitting power in the form of magnetic flux; and a secondary side circuit integral to the implantable medical device for receiving the power transmitted from the primary side circuit and for providing ... 12/29/05 - 20050288742 - Transcutaneous energy transfer primary coil with a high aspect ferrite core Adjustable gastric band implants contain a hollow elastomeric balloon with fixed end points encircling a patient's stomach just inferior to the esophago-gastric junction. These balloons can expand and contract through the introduction of saline solution into the balloon. In current bands, this saline solution must be injected into a subcutaneous ... 12/29/05 - 20050288741 - Low frequency transcutaneous energy transfer to implanted medical device An implantable medical device system advantageously utilizes low frequency (e.g., about 1-100 kHz) transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) for supplying power from an external control module to an implantable medical device, avoiding power dissipation through eddy currents in a metallic case of an implant and/or in human tissue, thereby enabling smaller ... 12/29/05 - 20050288740 - Low frequency transcutaneous telemetry to implanted medical device An implantable medical device advantageously utilizes low frequency (e.g., 100 kHz or below) for telemetry communication with an external control module avoiding power dissipation through eddy currents in a metallic case of an implant and/or in human tissue, thereby enabling smaller implants using a metallic case such as titanium and/or ... 12/29/05 - 20050288739 - Medical implant having closed loop transcutaneous energy transfer (tet) power transfer regulation circuitry An implantable medical device, such as a bi-directional infuser device for hydraulically controlling an artificial sphincter (e.g., adjustable gastric band) benefits from being remotely powered by transcutaneous energy transfer (TET), obviating the need for batteries. In order for active components in the medical device to operate, a sinusoidal power signal ... 11/03/05 - 20050245996 - Spacers for use with transcutaneous energy transfer system A transcutaneous energy transfer system, method and kit for an implantable medical device having componentry for providing a therapeutic output and a secondary coil operatively coupled to the componentry and is adapted to be implanted at a location in a patient. An external power source has a primary coil contained ... 09/15/05 - 20050203591 - Method for treating osteoarthritis and other diseases, defects and injuries of the knee joint A portable device for applying therapeutic electrical signals and/or electromagnetic fields to a patient's knee for the treatment of osteoarthritis and other diseases, defects and injuries. The device is operable in several modes to deliver signals to the patients knee so as to cause an electric and/or electromagnetic field to ... 08/25/05 - 20050187594 - System and method for transmitting energy to and establishing a communications network with one or more implanted devices Systems and methods for automatically powering and communicating with an implantable medical device through an inductive link are disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises an inductive coil or set of such coils. One coil may be mounted or installed on or near the bed of a patient as a component of ... 08/18/05 - 20050182459 - Apparatus for harvesting and storing energy on a chip An apparatus for receiving energy through space and storing the received energy on a chip includes an antenna for receiving the energy, a converter circuit for converting the received energy, and a storage device for storing the converted energy, the antenna, converter circuit and storage device being formed on the ... 08/04/05 - 20050171580 - Biothermal power source for implantable devices An implantable, rechargeable assembly comprised of an implantable device disposed within a living organism, an electrical storage device connected to the implantable device, and a thermoelectric charging assembly operatively connected to the electrical storage device. The thermoelectric charging assembly has devices for transferring thermal energy between the living organism and ... 07/28/05 - 20050165461 - Non-intrusion type charging system for artificial organ, capacitor and power supplying device used in the system According a charging system of this invention, an AC required for charging of an electric double layer capacitor of a storage device in the body may be transmitted from a feeding device outside the body through power receiving and power transmitting coils. The electric double layer capacitor may be charged ... 06/16/05 - 20050131496 - Voltage converter for implantable microstimulator using rf-powering coil A combination, voltage converter circuit for use within an implantable device, such as a microstimulator, uses a coil, instead of capacitors, to provide a voltage step up and step down conversion functions. The output voltage is controlled, or adjusted, through duty-cycle modulation. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, ... 06/16/05 - 20050131495 - Systems and methods for providing power to a battery in an implantable stimulator An exemplary system for providing power to a rechargeable battery in an implantable stimulator includes a first coil configured to emit a first magnetic field, a coil in the stimulator configured to receive the first magnetic field, and a zero volt recovery (ZVR) circuit in the stimulator configured to use ... 06/02/05 - 20050119716 - Systems and methods for communicating with or providing power to an implantable stimulator An exemplary system for communicating with or providing power to an implantable stimulator includes a coil configured to emit a magnetic field for driving a corresponding circuit in the implantable stimulator and a coil driver circuit configured to drive the coil with a tuning frequency. The coil driver circuit actively ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |