BIOCOMPATIBLE IMPLANT DEVICE

• US 20130030255A1
• Filed: 07/23/2012
• Published: 01/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: William Ben Ii Embry
• Original Assignee: William Ben Ii Embry
• Inventors: Embry, William Ben II
• Application Number:
  US13/555,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20130030255A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/686 Permanently implanted devices, e.g. pacemakers, other stimulators, biochips A61B5/6861 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3515 using magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8243 by induction
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14276 specially adapted for implantation

Abstract

A biocompatible implant device (BCI) including a battery, a processor and at least one customizable operations module. The BCI is preferably rechargeable wirelessly via induction, and thus also contains an induction module including an induction coil connected to the battery. The BCI further includes a transceiver for communicating with external electronic devices. These features allow the BCI to be fully implanted with minimal biological issues, and without the need to remove the BCI to replace batteries, control the device or to obtain information therefrom.

Claims

1. A implant device comprising:

a battery;

an induction module electrically connected to the battery for wirelessly charging the battery via induction;

a processor in electrical communication with the battery for drawing power from the battery;

and a housing made of a biocompatible material, said housing containing the battery, induction module and processor for implantation.

2. The implant device of claim 1 further including a transceiver for at least one of transmitting and receiving information wirelessly.

3. The implant device of claim 1 wherein the induction module and battery are positioned within a recess in a top section of the housing, and the processor is housed within a recess in a bottom section of the housing.

4. The implant device of claim 1 further including an operations module electronically connected to the processor.

5. The implant device of claim 4 wherein the operations module performs at least one of GPS tracking, passive identification, drug dispersal, and monitoring of physical conditions.

6. An implant system comprising:

an implant device including;

a battery;

a first induction module electrically connected to the battery for wirelessly charging the battery via induction;

a processor in electrical communication with the battery for drawing power therefrom;

a first transceiver; and

a housing made of a biocompatible material, said housing containing the battery, induction module, processor and transceiver for implantation; and

a charging apparatus including;

a second induction module for inductively electrically communicating with the first induction coil to generate an electrical current in the first induction coil;

a power source for supplying electricity to the second induction coil; and

a communication apparatus including a processor and a second transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the first transceiver.