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Transcutaneous power conveyance device

  • US 9,907,967 B2
  • Filed: 07/26/2013
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for connection to a flexible adhesive patch configured to convey power from a location external to a subject to a location within the subject, the flexible adhesive patch including adhesive on one side thereof and a protrusion extending from a side thereof opposite the adhesive, the device comprising:

  • a housing containing at least one processor and a power source, wherein the at least one processor controls wireless power transmission of energy from the power source to an implant located within the subject, using at least one coil of electrically conductive material in the flexible adhesive patch, the at least one coil having a plurality of windings;

    at least one electrical connector disposed on a bottom face of the housing and configured to make electrical contact with an exposed electrical portion on a top face of the flexible adhesive patch when the housing is mounted on the flexible adhesive patch, wherein electrical contact between the at least one electrical connector and the exposed electrical portion causes the at least one processor to activate from a dormant state and enter a specific mode of operation; and

    a concavity within the housing, the concavity being configured to receive and retain the protrusion extending from the flexible adhesive patch, wherein at least a portion of a side of the housing and a top of the housing are exposed when the housing is mounted on the flexible adhesive patch.

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