Transfer assembly
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1. A transfer assembly comprising:
- an intracorporeal transfer coil of an implant and an extracorporeal transfer coil of an extracorporeal supply device,wherein said intracorporeal transfer coil is a single locating transmitter;
a receiver of said extracorporeal supply device comprising a plurality of receiving elements; and
an evaluation module associated with said extracorporeal supply device and connected with said receiver, said evaluation module issuing, depending on an angle of offset between said intracorporeal transfer coil and said plurality of receiving elements, a locating signal indicating the angle of offset, wherein said evaluation module determines said angle of offset based on an induced current and/or induced voltage measured by each of said plurality of receiving elements.
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Abstract
A transfer assembly comprising an intracorporeal transfer coil of an implant, and an extracorporeal transfer coil of an extracorporeal supply unit. The transfer coil of the implant has permanently associated therewith a transmitting element. The transfer coil of the supply unit has permanently associated therewith at least one receiving element. Further, the supply unit comprises an evaluation module connected with the receiving element and issuing a locating signal depending on an offset and/or a direction of offset of the transmitting element relative to the receiving element.
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15 Claims
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1. A transfer assembly comprising:
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an intracorporeal transfer coil of an implant and an extracorporeal transfer coil of an extracorporeal supply device, wherein said intracorporeal transfer coil is a single locating transmitter; a receiver of said extracorporeal supply device comprising a plurality of receiving elements; and an evaluation module associated with said extracorporeal supply device and connected with said receiver, said evaluation module issuing, depending on an angle of offset between said intracorporeal transfer coil and said plurality of receiving elements, a locating signal indicating the angle of offset, wherein said evaluation module determines said angle of offset based on an induced current and/or induced voltage measured by each of said plurality of receiving elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A transfer assembly comprising:
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an implant having an intracorporeal transfer coil and an optical transmitting element arranged in a center of said intracorporeal transfer coil; an extracorporeal supply device having an extracorporeal transfer coil, said extracorporeal transfer coil having a plurality of optical receiving elements; and an evaluation module associated with said extracorporeal supply device and connected with said plurality of optical receiving elements, said evaluation module issuing, depending on an angle of offset between said optical transmitter element and said plurality of optical receiving elements, a locating signal indicating the angle of offset. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A transfer assembly comprising:
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an implant having an intracorporeal transfer coil, said intracorporeal transfer coil having an optical transmitter element; an extracorporeal supply device having an extracorporeal transfer coil, said extracorporeal transfer coil having a plurality of optical receiving elements; and an evaluation module associated with said extracorporeal supply device and connected with said plurality of optical receiving elements, said evaluation module issuing, depending on a direction of offset between said optical transmitter element and said plurality of optical receiving elements, a locating signal indicating the direction of offset, wherein the optical transmitter element comprises a plurality of optical transmitter elements whose transmitted signals differ from each other.
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11. A transfer assembly comprising:
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an implant having an intracorporeal transfer coil, said intracorporeal transfer coil having an optical transmitter element; an extracorporeal supply device having an extracorporeal transfer coil, said extracorporeal transfer coil having a plurality of optical receiving elements; and an evaluation module associated with said extracorporeal supply device and connected with said plurality of optical receiving elements, said evaluation module issuing, depending on a direction of offset between said optical transmitter element and said plurality of optical receiving elements, a locating signal indicating the direction of offset, wherein said locating signal indicating the direction of offset is based on a rotatory position of said extracorporeal transfer coil.
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12. A transfer assembly comprising:
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an intracorporeal transfer coil of an implant and an extracorporeal transfer coil of an extracorporeal supply device; a transmitter associated with said intracorporeal transfer coil; a plurality of receiving elements defining said extracorporeal transfer coil; and an evaluation module associated with said extracorporeal supply device and connected with said plurality of receiving elements, said evaluation module issuing, depending on an angle of offset between said transmitter and said plurality of receiving elements, a locating signal indicating the angle of offset, wherein said evaluation module determines said angle of offset based on an induced current and/or induced voltage measured by each of said plurality of receiving elements. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A transfer assembly comprising:
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an implant having a single intracorporeal transfer coil transmitting a signal; an extracorporeal supply device having an extracorporeal transfer coil with a plurality of receiving elements arranged around a circumference for receiving said signal, said circumference of plurality of receiving elements being smaller than said single intracorporeal transfer coil and/or said extracorporeal transfer coil; an evaluation module connected with said plurality of receiving elements, said evaluation module determining, based on said signal received at each of said plurality of receiving elements, an angle of offset between said single intracorporeal transfer coil and said plurality of receiving elements, wherein said evaluation module determines said angle of offset based on an induced current and/or induced voltage measured by each of said plurality of receiving elements; and a display unit in communication with said evaluation module so as to display a locating signal that is based on said angle of offset.
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