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Medical implant system

  • US 20060161225A1
  • Filed: 12/12/2005
  • Published: 07/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1998
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for transmission of power between a first location external of a living body and a second position internal of the living body which comprises:

  • (a) a primary controller comprising a power source and a transmitter, locatable at the first location; and

    (b) an antenna based device locatable at the second position to receive an output from the transmitter, said antenna based device including a capacitor, wherein the power source is adapted to emit high frequency electromagnetic radiation between 0.5 to 5 GHz; and

    wherein, in use, the antenna based device converts the transmitted power to electrical energy which is used to operate the antenna based device, wherein the primary controller and the antenna based device do not communicate by inductive coupling; and

    wherein the primary controller is capable of transmitting power to the antenna based device from at least about 50 cm.

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