Biomechatronic Device

• US 20110238177A1
• Filed: 03/25/2010
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medical Biomech Partnership
• Original Assignee: Joseph Anthony Farco
• Inventors: Farco, Joseph Anthony
• Application Number:
  US12/732,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20110238177A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 623/11.11
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/06 Blood vessels
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/82 Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents stent-grafts for tubular structures of the body other than blood vessels A61F2/04; stent-grafts for blood vessels A61F2/07; instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts A61F2/95; for closing wounds, or holding wounds closed A61B17/04 - A61B17/115; dilators A61M29/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/196 replacing the entire heart, e.g. total artificial hearts [TAH]
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/216 including a rotating member acting on the blood, e.g. impeller
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/422 the force acting on the blood contacting member being electromagnetic, e.g. using canned motor pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/871 Energy supply devices; Converters therefor

Abstract

A looped structure is rotatably coupled within the body of a prosthesis and rotates in response to fluid flowing across its looping to operate within the organism'"'"'s internal functions.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a body implanted in an organism; and

,

a looped wire rotatably coupled to said body, said looped wire rotating due to fluid flow through said organism.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said wire comprises a drug.

3. The device of claim 2 further comprising a means for releasing said drug.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said wire is electrically conductive.

5. The device of claim 4 further comprising oppositely polarized magnets separated by at least a portion of wire.

6. The device of claim 5 further comprising a circuit comprising at least one circuit element coupled to said wire.

7. The device of claim 5 wherein said body comprises at least one conductor rotatably coupling said looped wire to said body.

8. The device of claim 5 wherein rotation of said looped wire sends current into said body.

9. The device of claim 5 wherein rotation of said looped wire sends current through a circuit made up of said wire.

10. The device of claim 9 wherein said wire further comprises a releasable drug released by at least said current.

11. The device of claim 6 wherein said current enters at least one circuit element in said body.

12. The device of claim 6 wherein said current enters at least one circuit element in said wire.

13. The device of claim 7 wherein said at least one conductor is a plurality of rings at least one of which is a conductor.

14. The device of claim 7 wherein said at least one conductor is a plurality of rings at least two of which are a conductor.

15. The device of claim 12 wherein said at least one circuit element responds to conditions of said fluid.

16. A device, comprising:

a cavity made in a prosthesis; and

,

a looped wire rotatably coupled within said cavity and rotating due to fluid flowing against said prosthesis.

17. The device of claim 16 wherein said looped wire comprises a releasable drug.

18. The device of claim 16 wherein said prosthesis comprises means for inducing charge in said looped wire.

19. The device of claim 18 further comprising a circuit electrically coupled to a portion of said looped wire within said cavity.

20. The device of claim 16 wherein said looped wire comprises a releasable drug, said prosthesis comprises means for inducing charge in said looped wire, said induced charge assisting release of said drug.