Systems And Methods For Using A Butterfly Coil To Communicate With Or Transfer Power To An Implantable Medical Device
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1. A system for communicating with or transferring power to an implantable medical device, said system comprising:
- a primary coil configured to emit a magnetic field, said primary coil comprising a first butterfly coil; and
a secondary coil in said implantable medical device configured to receive said magnetic field.
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Abstract
Systems for communicating with or transferring power to an implantable medical device include a primary coil configured to emit a magnetic field and a secondary coil in the implantable medical device configured to receive the magnetic field. The primary coil includes at least one butterfly coil. Methods of communicating with or transferring power to an implantable medical device include emitting a magnetic field with a primary coil and receiving the magnetic field with a secondary coil. The primary coil includes at least one butterfly coil.
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39 Claims
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1. A system for communicating with or transferring power to an implantable medical device, said system comprising:
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a primary coil configured to emit a magnetic field, said primary coil comprising a first butterfly coil; and
a secondary coil in said implantable medical device configured to receive said magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device configured to communicate with or transfer power to an implantable medical device, said device comprising:
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a primary coil configured to emit a magnetic field carrying communication data or power for said implantable medical device;
wherein said primary coil comprises a first butterfly coil. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An implantable medical device configured to communicate with or receive power from an external device, said implantable medical device comprising:
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a secondary coil configured to emit or receive a magnetic field carrying communication data or power for said implantable medical device;
wherein said secondary coil comprises a first butterfly coil. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of communicating with or transferring power to an implantable medical device, said method comprising:
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emitting a magnetic field with a primary coil, said primary coil comprising a first butterfly coil; and
receiving said magnetic field with a secondary coil in said implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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