Implantable device system

• US 8,926,496 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2011
• Issued: 01/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Andarawis, Emad Andarawis, Berkcan, Ertugrul
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg, Max
• Assistant Examiner(s): Foreman, Jonathan M
• Application Number:
  US13/231,025
• Publication Number:
  US 20120004646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,211 Days
• Field of Search: 128/899, 600/372, 600/373, 600544-547, 600/549, 600/551, 600/558, 600/559, 600/561, 600/37, 600/300, 600/587, 600/593
• US Class Current: 600/37
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/028 Microscale sensors, e.g. electromechanical sensors [MEMS]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0028 Body tissue as transmission medium, i.e. transmission systems where the medium is the human body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/036 by means introduced into body tracts A61B5/032 and A61B5/035 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6846 specially adapted to be brought in contact with an internal body part, i.e. invasive
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/0076 preventing normal digestion, e.g. Bariatric or gastric sleeves
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/372 Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators

Abstract

An implantable device system is disclosed. The implantable device system comprises, a first energy transceiver system, a second energy transceiver system at least partially implanted within an organic tissue and capable of being interrogated by the first energy transceiver system, and a sensing system, wherein a state of the sensing system is available at the second energy transceiver system.

Claims

1. An implantable device system comprising:

a first energy transceiver system;

a second energy transceiver system capable of being implanted and interrogated by the first energy transceiver system, wherein the second energy transceiver system comprises an energy transformer and a control component to control resonance modes of the energy transformer, wherein the control component comprises at least one of a switch controller, a position controller, and a reference controller;

a sensing system, wherein a state of the sensing system is available at the second energy transceiver system;

an elastic member; and

a physical parameter sensing system capable of sensing a pressure acting on the elastic member.

2. The implantable device system of claim 1, wherein the first energy transceiver system and the second energy transceiver system are separated by a distance of up to about 15 cm.

3. The implantable device system of claim 1, wherein the physical parameter sensing system comprises a physical interface member, a sensor, and a data interface module.

4. The implantable device system of claim 3, wherein the physical interface member comprises a membrane.

5. The implantable device system of claim 3, wherein the sensor comprises a distributed sensor comprising a capacitive sensor.

6. The implantable device system of claim 3, wherein the sensor is capable of quantitatively detecting.

7. The implantable device system of claim 1, wherein the second energy transceiver system comprises

an energy interface.

8. The implantable device system of claim 1, wherein the energy transformer comprises a data interface module and a transducer element.

9. The implantable device system of claim 8, wherein the data interface module comprises a capacitor.

10. The implantable device system of claim 8, wherein the transducer element comprises an inductor.

11. The implantable device system of claim 8, wherein the transducer element is capable of accepting an input quantity, wherein the input quantity comprises impedance.

12. The implantable device system of claim 1, wherein at least a part of the implantable device system is housed in a bio-compatible packaging comprising titanium, samarium cobalt, calcium oxide, cobalt oxide, polystyrenes, polyphosphoester, polyphosphazenes, aliphatic polyesters, natural polymers, or combinations thereof.

13. The implantable device system of claim 1, wherein the first energy transceiver system is selected from the list comprising an electromagnetic radiation transceiver, an acoustic energy transceiver, a mechanical energy transceiver, a vibration energy transceiver, and radiation transceiver.

14. The implantable device system of claim 1, comprising a pumping apparatus configured to pump fluid into or out of a hollow tube.