Method and apparatus for supplying energy to a medical device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling transmission of wireless energy supplied to an electrically operable medical device when implanted in a patient, comprising an external energy source, and an internal energy receiver, the apparatus being adapted to transmit said wireless energy from the external energy source located outside the patient which is received by the internal energy receiver located inside the patient, the internal energy receiver being connected to the medical device for directly or indirectly supplying received energy thereto, the apparatus being further adapted to:
- determine an energy balance between the energy received by the internal energy receiver and the total energy used for the medical device,determine the energy balance, by an internal control unit or external control unit, during the transmission of wireless energy,transmit feed back information from inside the body to be able to control the wireless energy supply sent by the external energy source,andcontrol the transmission of wireless energy from the external energy source, based on the determined energy balance, the apparatus is adapted to control the transmission of wireless energy in accordance with at least one of;
an energy reception rate in the internal energy receiver compared to an total rate of used energy being consumption rate, storage rate or combined consumption and storage rate, anddirectly or indirectly measuring over time the difference between the total amount of energy received by the internal energy receiver and the total amount of used energy being consumed, stored or combined consumed and stored energy, and determining the energy balance based on at least one of;
said difference and a detected change in said difference.
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Abstract
In a method and apparatus for supplying wireless energy to a medical device implanted in a patient, wireless energy is transmitted from an external energy source located outside a patient and is received by an internal energy receiver located inside the patient, for directly or indirectly supplying received energy to the medical device. An energy balance is determined between the energy received by the internal energy receiver and the energy used for the medical device, and the transmission of wireless energy is then controlled based on the determined energy balance. The energy balance thus provides an accurate indication of the correct amount of energy needed, which is sufficient to operate the medical device properly, but without causing undue temperature rise.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling transmission of wireless energy supplied to an electrically operable medical device when implanted in a patient, comprising an external energy source, and an internal energy receiver, the apparatus being adapted to transmit said wireless energy from the external energy source located outside the patient which is received by the internal energy receiver located inside the patient, the internal energy receiver being connected to the medical device for directly or indirectly supplying received energy thereto, the apparatus being further adapted to:
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determine an energy balance between the energy received by the internal energy receiver and the total energy used for the medical device, determine the energy balance, by an internal control unit or external control unit, during the transmission of wireless energy, transmit feed back information from inside the body to be able to control the wireless energy supply sent by the external energy source, and control the transmission of wireless energy from the external energy source, based on the determined energy balance, the apparatus is adapted to control the transmission of wireless energy in accordance with at least one of; an energy reception rate in the internal energy receiver compared to an total rate of used energy being consumption rate, storage rate or combined consumption and storage rate, and directly or indirectly measuring over time the difference between the total amount of energy received by the internal energy receiver and the total amount of used energy being consumed, stored or combined consumed and stored energy, and determining the energy balance based on at least one of;
said difference and a detected change in said difference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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