PORTABLE APPARATUS THAT DELIVERS POWER AND INFORMATION TO IMPLANTABLE DEVICES
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing power to a device implanted within the body of a patient, comprising:
- one or more first energy interface elements;
a holding device having an energy conversion circuit operatively coupled to said one or more first energy interface elements, said holding device and said one or more first energy interface elements being structured to be removeably attached to the exterior of the body of said patient; and
a first energy source operatively associated with said holding device, said first energy source being operatively coupled to said energy conversion circuit;
wherein said energy conversion circuit is structured to receive first energy from said first energy source and convert said first energy into second energy which is provided to said one or more first energy interface elements, wherein said one or more first energy interface elements transmit said second energy within the body of said patient, wherein at least a portion of said second energy is received by one or more second energy interface elements associated with said implanted device and is used to charge a second energy source of said implanted device.
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Abstract
An apparatus for powering an implant includes first energy interface elements, a removeably attachable holding device and a first energy source, such as a battery. An energy conversion circuit converts first energy into second energy which is transmitted within the body of the patient to the implant. Also, an apparatus for providing information to an implant that includes first energy interface elements and a housing that includes a processor operatively coupled to the first energy interface elements and an energy source operatively coupled to the processor. The processor is structured to generate an information signal and cause the signal to be transmitted within the body of the patient for delivery to the implant. Associated methods are also provided.
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111 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing power to a device implanted within the body of a patient, comprising:
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one or more first energy interface elements;
a holding device having an energy conversion circuit operatively coupled to said one or more first energy interface elements, said holding device and said one or more first energy interface elements being structured to be removeably attached to the exterior of the body of said patient; and
a first energy source operatively associated with said holding device, said first energy source being operatively coupled to said energy conversion circuit;
wherein said energy conversion circuit is structured to receive first energy from said first energy source and convert said first energy into second energy which is provided to said one or more first energy interface elements, wherein said one or more first energy interface elements transmit said second energy within the body of said patient, wherein at least a portion of said second energy is received by one or more second energy interface elements associated with said implanted device and is used to charge a second energy source of said implanted device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus for providing information to a device implanted within the body of a patient, comprising:
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one or more first energy interface elements; and
a device housing including a processor operatively coupled to said one or more first energy interface elements and an energy source operatively coupled to said processor, said device housing and said one or more first energy interface elements being structured to be removeably attached to the exterior of the body of said patient;
wherein said processor is structured to generate an information signal and cause said one or more first energy interface elements to transmit said information signal within the body of said patient for delivery to one or more second energy interface elements associated with said implanted device. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A method of providing power to a device implanted within the body of a patient, comprising:
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removeably attaching a pad to the exterior of the body of said patient, said pad having one or more first energy interface elements;
providing first energy from a first energy source associated with said pad;
converting said first energy into second energy;
providing said second energy to said one or more first energy interface elements;
transmitting said second energy within the body of said patient through said one or more first energy interface elements;
receiving at least a portion of said second energy at one or more second energy interface elements associated with said implanted device; and
using said at least a portion of said second energy to charge a second energy source of said device. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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99. A method of providing information to a device implanted within the body of a patient, comprising:
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removeably attaching a pad to the body of said patient, said pad having one or more first energy interface elements;
generating an information signal using a processor associated with said pad;
providing said information signal to said one or more first energy interface elements;
transmitting said information signal within the body of said patient through said one or more first energy interface elements; and
receiving said information signal at one or more second energy interface elements associated with said implanted device. - View Dependent Claims (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
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