ELECTROMAGNETIC POWER BOOSTER FOR BIO-MEDICAL UNITS
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1. A bio medical system comprises:
- an on-body power booster module includes;
an electromagnetic power harvesting unit operably coupled to convert magnetic field energy into a voltage; and
a generator powered by the voltage and operably coupled to generate an electromagnetic transmission, wherein the electromagnetic transmission has a frequency that is greater than a frequency of the magnetic field energy;
one or more implanted bio-medical units, wherein an implanted bio-medical unit includes;
a power harvesting module operably coupled to convert the electromagnetic transmission into a supply voltage;
a processing module powered by the supply voltage;
memory operably coupled to the processing module and powered by the supply voltage; and
one or more functional modules operably coupled to the processing module and powered by the supply voltage.
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Abstract
An on-body power booster module includes an electromagnetic power harvesting unit, a continuous wave generator, and a transmitter module. The electromagnetic power harvesting unit is operably coupled to convert magnetic field energy into a voltage. The continuous wave generator is powered by the voltage and is operably coupled to generate a continuous wave signal. The transmitter module is powered by the voltage and is operably coupled to wirelessly transmit the continuous wave signal as wireless power to an implanted bio-medical unit.
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22 Claims
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1. A bio medical system comprises:
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an on-body power booster module includes; an electromagnetic power harvesting unit operably coupled to convert magnetic field energy into a voltage; and a generator powered by the voltage and operably coupled to generate an electromagnetic transmission, wherein the electromagnetic transmission has a frequency that is greater than a frequency of the magnetic field energy; one or more implanted bio-medical units, wherein an implanted bio-medical unit includes; a power harvesting module operably coupled to convert the electromagnetic transmission into a supply voltage; a processing module powered by the supply voltage; memory operably coupled to the processing module and powered by the supply voltage; and one or more functional modules operably coupled to the processing module and powered by the supply voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An on-body power booster module comprises:
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an electromagnetic power harvesting unit operably coupled to convert magnetic field energy into a voltage; a continuous wave generator powered by the voltage and operably coupled to generate a continuous wave signal; and a transmitter module powered by the voltage and operably coupled to wirelessly transmit the continuous wave signal as wireless power for an implanted bio-medical unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An on-body power booster module comprises:
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an electromagnetic power harvesting unit operably coupled to convert the magnetic field energy into a voltage; and a generator powered by the voltage and operably coupled to generate a varying magnetic field as wireless power to an implanted bio-medical unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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