Powering implantable restriction systems using light
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1. A system for forming a restriction in a patient, comprising:
- an implantable restriction device adapted to form a restriction in a patient, the implantable restriction device including a fluid injection port configured to allow fluid to be introduced into and removed from the restriction device to alter the amount of restriction provided by the restriction device and a communicating member disposed within the fluid injection port and adapted to receive light waves and to convert the light waves into energy that powers the implantable restriction device.
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Abstract
Various powering devices are provided for transferring and/or generating energy from numerous sources to a communicating member implanted in a patient. The energy transferred to or generated by the communicating member can be used to provide power to an implantable restriction system configured to form a restriction in a pathway.
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1. A system for forming a restriction in a patient, comprising:
an implantable restriction device adapted to form a restriction in a patient, the implantable restriction device including a fluid injection port configured to allow fluid to be introduced into and removed from the restriction device to alter the amount of restriction provided by the restriction device and a communicating member disposed within the fluid injection port and adapted to receive light waves and to convert the light waves into energy that powers the implantable restriction device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing power to an implantable restriction device, comprising:
activating a light source to transfer light through tissue to a communicating member disposed within a fluid injection port of an implantable restriction device implanted in a patient to form a restriction in a pathway, the communicating member converting the light to electrical power or energy to power the implantable restriction device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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