COIL FOR INDUCTIVE TRANSCUTANEOUS ENERGY AND/OR DATA TRANSFER FOR ACTIVE MEDICAL IMPLANTS

• US 20150283313A1
• Filed: 10/16/2013
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: em-tec GmbH (Dover Corporation)
• Original Assignee: em-tec GmbH (Dover Corporation)
• Inventors: Huber, Elmar
• Application Number:
  US14/435,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20150283313A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2207/00 Methods of manufacture, assembly or production
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/148 in line with a blood vessel using resection or like techniques, e.g. permanent endovascular heart assist devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/178 drawing blood from a ventricle and returning the blood to the arterial system via a cannula external to the ventricle, e.g. left or right ventricular assist devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/196 replacing the entire heart, e.g. total artificial hearts [TAH]
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/875 specially adapted for optimising alignment of external and implantable coils
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/876 Implantable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37229 Shape or location of the implanted or external antenna
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3787 from an external energy source
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 5/02 wound on non-magnetic supports, e.g. formers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49071 by winding or coiling

Abstract

The invention relates to a coil for inductive transcutaneous transfer of electrical power for the power supply of active medical implants, where coil windings are designed with a conductor and run around a centre in spiral shape.

Claims

1. Coil for inductive transcutaneous energy and/or data transfer for active medical implants, wherein coil windings are designed with a conductor and run in spiral shape around a center, wherein n points of intersection exist between two neighbouring complete windings, which define a winding plane wherein n is an odd number >

3 and the position of the wound conductor with regard to the winding plane before and after the point of intersection relative to the winding plane alternates between a low position below the winding plane and a high position above the winding plane and the coil has a sheath of a biocompatible material.

2. The coil according to claim 1, wherein radially adjacent points of intersection always enclose the same angle in relation to the center.

3. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the winding plane is a curved plane.

4. The coil according to claim 1, wherein at a position at a greatest distance of the conductor from the winding plane, a conductor outer side has a distance of at least 0.5, in particular of at least 1.0 of the lead diameter, to the winding plane.

5. The coil according to claim 1, wherein as a result of the alternating between the low and the high position, cavities are formed which run continuously radially outwards from the coil center.

6. The coil according to claim 5, wherein one conductor end is guided through a cavity.

7. The coil according to claim 6, wherein an inner conductor end is guided outwards through a cavity.

8. The coil according to claim 5, wherein a sensor, in particular a temperature sensor, is guided through a cavity.

9. The coil according to claim 5, wherein an antenna is guided through a cavity.

10. The coil according to claim 5, wherein a support element is guided through a cavity.

11. The coil according to claim 10, wherein the support element is curved.

12. The coil according to claim 1, wherein two conductor ends are twisted at the coil connection.

13. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the spiral shape as outer contour has an oval shape, in particular a Lé

mesch oval or an elliptical shape.

14. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the coil has a plurality of winding planes.

15. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the points of intersections are firmly connected to one another.

16. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the biocompatible material is a silicone.

17. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the biocompatible material is another long-term tested biocompatible plastic such as, for example, polymer such as polyurethane, PTFE, PEEK or another temperature-resistant thermoplastic.

18. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the biocompatible material has a Shore hardness A of 20 to 50, preferably of 20 to 40.

19. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the coil with sheath has a thickness of 10 mm, preferably of 5-8 mm.

20. The coil according to claim 16, wherein the sheath comprises a fastening apparatus.

21. The coil according to claim 20, wherein the fastening apparatus is an eye or a sterile band.

22. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the coil has a ferromagnetic plate.

23. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the coil has two taps, one or no taps.

24. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the conductor is an HF litz wire.

25. Pair of coils for inductive transcutaneous transfer of power for the energy supply of active medical implants having an implantable secondary coil and an external primary coil, wherein one of the coils, in particular the implantable secondary coil is a coil according to claim 1.

26. The pair of coils according to claim 25, wherein the pair of coils has an alignment aid.

27. The pair of coils according to claim 26, wherein the alignment aid is a pair of magnetic disks integrated into the pair of coils, in particular a pair of ferrite magnetic disks.

28. The pair of coils according to claim 26, wherein the alignment aid is an electronic feedback with navigation aid.

29. The pair of coils according to claim 25, wherein the pair of coils comprises safety electronics.

30. The pair of coils according to claim 29, wherein the safety electronics comprises a foreign object detection and/or an analogue test inquiry and/or a digital identification and/or an overcurrent protection and/or a voltage clamp and/or a temperature detection and/or a high voltage surge stopper and/or an ESD protection and/or switch-off possibility and/or a stand-by mode of the active synchronous rectification.

31. The pair of coils according to claim 25, wherein the pair of coils transfers powers in the order of magnitude of 5-50 Watts, in particular 5-40 Watts, in particular 10-30 Watts.

32. The pair of coils according to claim 25, wherein the pair of coils is suitable for a transmission over a distance of 5-40 mm, in particular of 5-15 mm, in particular of 10-15 mm.

33. Coil system comprising a pair of coils according to claim 25, wherein it comprises a further pair of coils.

34. Coil system comprising a pair of coils according to claim 25, wherein it comprises a second implantable secondary coil.

35. Active medical implant, in particular cardiac support system, in particular having a power requirement of 5-50 Watt comprising a coil according to claim 1 or a pair of coils or a coil system.

36. Method for fabricating a coil according to claim 1.