Apparatus for contactless power transfer for implantable medical device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing power to an implantable medical device in a living body, comprising a means for receiving power in the form of magnetic flux from an external power source and providing the received power to said implantable medical device, wherein said means includes a flexible coil.
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Abstract
An apparatus 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 for receiving the power transmitted from the primary side circuit and for providing the received power to the implantable medical device, wherein the primary and secondary side circuits are not physically coupled and the secondary circuit includes a flexible coil.
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- 1. An apparatus for providing power to an implantable medical device in a living body, comprising a means for receiving power in the form of magnetic flux from an external power source and providing the received power to said implantable medical device, wherein said means includes a flexible coil.
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6. An apparatus for providing power to an implantable medical device, comprising:
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a first means for transmitting power in the form of magnetic flux; and
a second means for receiving said power from said first means and for providing the received power to said implantable medical device, wherein said first and second means are not physically coupled and said second means includes a flexible coil. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. An implatable medical device, comprising:
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a first means for receiving power in the form of magnetic flux and providing the received power; and
an electrical device using the power provided from said first means means, wherein said first means includes a flexible coil.
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- 9. An apparatus for providing power to an implantable medical device, comprising a first means for receiving power in the form of magnetic flux and providing the received power to said implanted medical device, wherein said first means includes a substantially flat coil.
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