FASTENING MEANS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL CONTROL ASSEMBLY

• US 20110202041A1
• Filed: 10/06/2009
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kirk Promotion Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Milux Holding SA
• Inventors: Forsell, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 11,123,171 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/891.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0036 implantable A61F2/0018 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/004 inflatable
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0001 Means for transferring electromagnetic energy to implants
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0002 for data transfer
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/0223 having means for anchoring the subcutaneous access site
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/0261 Means for anchoring port to the body, or ports having a special shape or being made of a specific material to allow easy implantation/integration in the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3523 using telemetric means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14276 specially adapted for implantation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37288 Communication to several implantable medical devices within one patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37518 Anchoring of the implants, e.g. fixation

Abstract

A control assembly for implantation in a patient comprises a first unit adapted for subcutaneous implantation at a first side of a body tissue of said patient, a second unit adapted for implantation in a body cavity of said patient at a second side of said body tissue, wherein at least one of the first and the second unit is adapted to control an implanted powered medical device, and an interconnecting device adapted for mechanical interconnection of the first and second units to keep the assembly in place by the body tissue, the interconnecting device having a cross-sectional area which is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first unit and the second unit in a plane parallel to the extension of the body tissue.

Claims

1. A control assembly for implantation in a patient, the control assembly comprising:

a first unit adapted for subcutaneous implantation at a first side of a body tissue of said patient,

a second unit adapted for implantation in a body cavity of said patient at a second side of said body tissue,

wherein at least one of the first and the second unit is adapted to control an implanted powered medical device, and

an interconnecting device adapted for mechanical interconnection of the first and second units to keep the control assembly in place by the body tissue, the interconnecting device having a cross-sectional area which is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first unit and the second unit in a plane parallel to the extension of the body tissue.

2. The control assembly according to claim 1, comprising an energy receiver.

3. The control assembly according to claim 2, wherein the energy receiver is adapted to receive wireless energy.

4. The control assembly according to claim 2, wherein the energy receiver is a coil.

5. The control assembly according to claim 4, wherein the coil is adapted to be used as an antenna.

6. The control assembly according to claim 4, wherein the coil is a large coil.

7. The control assembly according to claim 4, wherein the coil is a flat coil.

8. The control assembly according to claim 1, comprising an antenna.

9. The control assembly according to claim 1, comprising an injection port.

10. The control assembly according to claim 1, comprising a pump.

11. The control assembly according to claim 10, wherein the pump is adapted to pump fluid.

12. The control assembly according to claim 1, comprising a battery.

13. The control assembly according to claim 12, wherein the battery is rechargeable.

14. The control assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first unit comprises a first electronic device.

15. The control assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second unit comprises a second electronic device.

16. The control assembly according to claim 1, wherein said second unit comprises an electrical stimulation device controller.

17. The control assembly according to claim 1, wherein said second unit comprises a motor controller.

18. The control assembly according to claim 1, wherein said second unit comprises a motor.

19. The control assembly according to claim 1, wherein the interconnecting device has circular cross-sectional shape.

20. The control assembly according to claim 1, wherein the interconnecting device is hollow.

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