Inductive repeater coil for an implantable device
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1. An implantable system comprising:
- an external coil, suitable to be outside a living body;
a repeating coil pair, suitable to be implanted within the living body, wherein a first coil is within an inductive field of said external coil, and is electrically coupled to an amplifier which is electrically coupled to a second coil within an inductive field of a device coil; and
an implantable device, including said device coil;
wherein energy is transmitted from said external coil to said first coil, then to said second coil, then to said device coil to power said implantable device.
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Abstract
The present invention is a power and data transmission system for an implantable device. In particular, it is an inductive system with a passive repeater coil pair to improve efficiency of the device.
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1. An implantable system comprising:
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an external coil, suitable to be outside a living body; a repeating coil pair, suitable to be implanted within the living body, wherein a first coil is within an inductive field of said external coil, and is electrically coupled to an amplifier which is electrically coupled to a second coil within an inductive field of a device coil; and an implantable device, including said device coil; wherein energy is transmitted from said external coil to said first coil, then to said second coil, then to said device coil to power said implantable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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Current AssigneeSecond Sight Medical Products, Inc.
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Original AssigneeSecond Sight Medical Products, Inc.
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InventorsGreenberg, Robert J., Schulman, Joseph H.
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Primary Examiner(s)Gedeon, Brian T
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Application NumberUS11/926,034Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,591 DaysField of Search607/54, 607/53, 607/60, 607/61, 128/903US Class Current607/61CPC Class CodesA61N 1/0543 Retinal electrodesA61N 1/36046 of the eyeA61N 1/37247 User interfaces, e.g. input...H01L 2224/16225 the item being non-metallic...Y10T 29/49165 by forming conductive walle...
