Systems configured to power at least one device disposed in a living subject, and related apparatuses and methods
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1. A system, comprising:
- an optical-electrical converter configured to be disposed within a living subject, receive one or more optical power signals transmitted transdermally into the living subject, and convert the one or more optical power signals into electrical energy; and
a power conditioning unit configured to be disposed within a living subject and coupled to the optical-electrical converter to receive at least a portion of the electrical energy therefrom, the power conditioning unit further configured to selectively condition the received at least a portion of the electrical energy into one or more electrical power signals.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to systems configured to power at least one device disposed in a living subject, apparatuses configured to be disposed in a living subject and export power stored in an energy-storage device, and related methods of powering at least one device disposed in the living subject.
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71 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an optical-electrical converter configured to be disposed within a living subject, receive one or more optical power signals transmitted transdermally into the living subject, and convert the one or more optical power signals into electrical energy; and a power conditioning unit configured to be disposed within a living subject and coupled to the optical-electrical converter to receive at least a portion of the electrical energy therefrom, the power conditioning unit further configured to selectively condition the received at least a portion of the electrical energy into one or more electrical power signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23)
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24. A method, comprising:
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receiving one or more optical power signals, that are transmitted transdermally into a living subject, with an optical-electrical converter disposed within the living subject; converting the one or more optical power signals into electrical energy using the optical-electrical converter; and selectively conditioning at least a portion of the electrical energy into one or more electrical power signals. - View Dependent Claims (25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method, comprising:
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transmitting one or more conditioning signals to a signal converter or a power conditioning unit disposed within a living subject; and transmitting one or more optical power signals transdermally into the living subject and to an optical-electrical converter disposed therein. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49)
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50. A system, comprising:
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an optical-electrical converter configured to be disposed within a living subject, receive one or more first optical signals transmitted transdermally into the living subject, and convert the one or more first optical signals into electrical energy; an energy-storage device configured to be disposed within the living subject and coupled to the optical-electrical converter to receive at least a portion of the electrical energy therefrom, the energy-storage device further configured to store the at least a portion of the electrical energy received from the optical-electrical converter; and an electrical-optical converter configured to be disposed within a living subject and coupled to the energy-storage device, the electrical-optical converter further configured to receive the at least a portion of the electrical energy from the energy-storage device and convert the at least a portion of the electrical energy into one or more second optical signals. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method, comprising:
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receiving one or more first optical signals, that are transmitted transdermally into a living subject, with an optical-electrical converter disposed within the living subject; converting the one or more first optical signals into electrical energy with the optical-electrical converter; storing at least a portion of the electrical energy in an energy-storage device disposed within the living subject; and converting at least a portion of the stored electrical energy into one or more second optical signals with an electrical-optical converter disposed within the living subject. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70)
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