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IMPLANTABLE RELAY MODULE

  • US 20180185657A1
  • Filed: 11/08/2017
  • Published: 07/05/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A passive implantable relay module, comprising:

  • a first coupler arm configured to wirelessly receive electromagnetic energy radiated through non-inductive coupling from a transmitting antenna located outside a subject'"'"'s body;

    a second coupler arm; and

    a connector portion comprising a first metal core and a first dielectric coating surrounding at least portions of the first metal core, the connector portion configured to connect the first coupler arm to the second coupler arm and to transport the received electromagnetic energy from the first coupler arm to the second coupler arm such that when the passive implantable relay module is implanted inside the subject'"'"'s body and the transmitting antenna initiates wireless energy transfer to the first coupler arm through non-inductive coupling, electromagnetic waves carrying the electromagnetic energy received at the first coupler arm propagate along the first metal core to arrive at the second coupler arm, where the electromagnetic energy arriving is wirelessly transferred, again through non-inductive coupling, to a receiving antenna on a passive wireless neural stimulator device that has been implanted inside the subject to be solely powered wirelessly.

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