Bio-implantable ultrasound energy capture and storage assembly including transmitter and receiver cooling
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1. A bio-implantable energy capture and storage assembly, comprising:
- an acoustic energy transmitter configured to transmit acoustic energy at a power level rate between about 0.1 watt and about 50 watts;
an acoustic energy receiver, said acoustic energy receiver also being an energy converter for converting acoustic energy to electrical energy;
an energy storage device connected to said energy converter, wherein said acoustic energy receiver-converter is contained within a biocompatible implant configured to be implanted in a tissue, and said acoustic energy transmitter is separate from said implant; and
a thermoelectric, disposable or reusable cooler in thermal contact with both the transmitter and the tissue, wherein said acoustic energy transmitter is contained in a case, and said cooler is disposed directly between the transmitter case and the tissue when in use.
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Abstract
A bio-implantable energy capture and storage assembly, including an acoustic energy transmitter for contact with the skin, and an acoustic energy receiver—converter for converting acoustic energy to electrical energy; and a battery or capacitor connected to the energy converter. The acoustic energy receiver/converter is contained within a biocompatible implant.
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1. A bio-implantable energy capture and storage assembly, comprising:
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an acoustic energy transmitter configured to transmit acoustic energy at a power level rate between about 0.1 watt and about 50 watts; an acoustic energy receiver, said acoustic energy receiver also being an energy converter for converting acoustic energy to electrical energy; an energy storage device connected to said energy converter, wherein said acoustic energy receiver-converter is contained within a biocompatible implant configured to be implanted in a tissue, and said acoustic energy transmitter is separate from said implant; and a thermoelectric, disposable or reusable cooler in thermal contact with both the transmitter and the tissue, wherein said acoustic energy transmitter is contained in a case, and said cooler is disposed directly between the transmitter case and the tissue when in use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A bio-implantable energy capture and storage assembly, comprising:
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an acoustic energy transmitter; an acoustic energy receiver, said acoustic energy receiver also being an energy converter for converting acoustic energy to electrical energy; and an energy storage device connected to said energy converter, wherein said acoustic energy receiver-converter is contained within a biocompatible implant, and said acoustic energy transmitter is separate from said implant, and a phase change cooling material implanted adjacent the receiver to cool the receiver, wherein the phase changing material changes phase from a solid state to a liquid state at a temperature greater than a normal temperature of the tissue, but no more than about 2°
C. above the normal temperature of the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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