Stimulation system, in particular a cardiac pacemaker
First Claim
1. A stimulation system comprising an implantable control device and an implantable electrode device for generating electrical impulses, which can be supplied with energy and controlled by the control device in an exclusively wireless manner by means of a time-varying magnetic field, the control device being configured such that the field strength of the magnetic field, at least during switch-on times, has a substantially ramp- or sawtooth-shaped time profile or is bipolar or pulsed;
- andwherein the stimulation system is configured in such a manner that in the switched-on state the magnetic field is formed by a plurality of unipolar or bipolar magnetic field pulses and/or that the respective switch-on duration of the magnetic field controls or determines the length of each electrical impulse of a stimulation generated by the electrode device and/or the magnetic field is utilized for energy recovery.
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Abstract
A stimulation system, an implantable electrode device and a method for operating an implantable electrode device are proposed. A simplified implantation, a simple construction and reliable control are made possible by the electrode device being supplied with energy, and controlled, in an exclusively wireless manner via a time-variable magnetic field. The magnetic field is generated by an implanted control device.
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1. A stimulation system comprising an implantable control device and an implantable electrode device for generating electrical impulses, which can be supplied with energy and controlled by the control device in an exclusively wireless manner by means of a time-varying magnetic field, the control device being configured such that the field strength of the magnetic field, at least during switch-on times, has a substantially ramp- or sawtooth-shaped time profile or is bipolar or pulsed;
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wherein the stimulation system is configured in such a manner that in the switched-on state the magnetic field is formed by a plurality of unipolar or bipolar magnetic field pulses and/or that the respective switch-on duration of the magnetic field controls or determines the length of each electrical impulse of a stimulation generated by the electrode device and/or the magnetic field is utilized for energy recovery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. An implantable electrode device for a stimulation system for generating electrical impulses, wherein the electrode device is configured as at least one of a wireless and a compact structural unit, and can be supplied with energy and directly controlled exclusively by means of a varying magnetic field, wherein the electrode device is configured in such a manner that an electrical impulse is only generated when a first minimum field strength of the magnetic field is exceeded.
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27. A method comprising:
- operating an implantable electrode device for generating electrical impulses, wherein the electrode device is supplied with energy and directly controlled by means of a magnetic field to generate the electrical impulses, wherein the magnetic field in a switched-on state is formed by a plurality of unipolar or bipolar magnetic field pulses and that a respective switch-on time of the magnetic field controls or determines the length of the electrical impulse respectively generated by the electrode device or during a contiguous sequence of electrical impulses,
wherein the number of magnetic field impulses is varied for a variation of the duration of each electrical impulse or a contiguous sequence of electrical impulses or wherein the magnetic impulses have a substantially sawtooth-shaped profile. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
- operating an implantable electrode device for generating electrical impulses, wherein the electrode device is supplied with energy and directly controlled by means of a magnetic field to generate the electrical impulses, wherein the magnetic field in a switched-on state is formed by a plurality of unipolar or bipolar magnetic field pulses and that a respective switch-on time of the magnetic field controls or determines the length of the electrical impulse respectively generated by the electrode device or during a contiguous sequence of electrical impulses,
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44. A method comprising:
- operating an implantable electrode device for generating electrical impulses, wherein the electrode device is supplied with energy and directly controlled by means of a magnetic field to generate the electrical impulses, wherein the magnetic field in a switched-on state is foamed by a plurality of unipolar or bipolar magnetic field pulses and that a respective switch-on time of the magnetic field controls or determines the length of the electrical impulse respectively generated by the electrode device or during a contiguous sequence of electrical impulses,
wherein the field strength of the magnetic field, at least during switch-on times, has a substantially ramp- or sawtooth-shaped time profile. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
- operating an implantable electrode device for generating electrical impulses, wherein the electrode device is supplied with energy and directly controlled by means of a magnetic field to generate the electrical impulses, wherein the magnetic field in a switched-on state is foamed by a plurality of unipolar or bipolar magnetic field pulses and that a respective switch-on time of the magnetic field controls or determines the length of the electrical impulse respectively generated by the electrode device or during a contiguous sequence of electrical impulses,
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