Active Medical Implant
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1. An active medical implant comprising:
- a medical electronic device having a power supply, the medical electronic device including a mechanical vibrator or rotor that is induced to vibrate and/or rotate by movements of a patient wearing the implant and/or by external excitation to generate kinetic energy, wherein the vibrator or rotor is energetically connected to an electronic consumption mechanism and/or an energy storage mechanism, such that a portion of the kinetic energy generated with the vibration and/or rotation of the vibrator or rotor is input into the electronic consumption mechanism and/or the energy storage mechanism.
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Abstract
An active medical implant, in particular a medical electronic device having a power supply which has a mechanical vibrator or rotor which is induced to vibrate and/or rotate by movements of the patient wearing the implant and/or external excitation and is energetically connected to an electronic consumer and/or an energy storage mechanism, such that a portion of the kinetic energy generated by the vibration and/or rotation is input into the consumer and/or energy storage mechanism.
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1. An active medical implant comprising:
a medical electronic device having a power supply, the medical electronic device including a mechanical vibrator or rotor that is induced to vibrate and/or rotate by movements of a patient wearing the implant and/or by external excitation to generate kinetic energy, wherein the vibrator or rotor is energetically connected to an electronic consumption mechanism and/or an energy storage mechanism, such that a portion of the kinetic energy generated with the vibration and/or rotation of the vibrator or rotor is input into the electronic consumption mechanism and/or the energy storage mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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