发明名称 |
Method and system for powering implantable devices |
摘要 |
A ventricular assist device (VAD) system includes one or more external subsystems including an amplifier energizing a drive loop with alternating current, and a Tx resonator inductively coupled to the drive loop. An implanted subsystem includes a VAD, an Rx resonator that forms a magnetically coupled resonator with the Tx resonator, and a load loop for providing power to the VAD that is inductively coupled to the Rx resonator. A sensor monitors the drive loop and a controller uses the sensor data to adjust a system parameter to optimize energy transfer performance. Distributing a plurality of the external subsystems throughout a defined space provides a patient with freedom of movement within the defined space. |
申请公布号 |
US9415149(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.08.16 |
申请号 |
US201414481569 |
申请日期 |
2014.09.09 |
申请人 |
Yale University |
发明人 |
Smith Joshua R.;Bonde Pramod;Waters Benjamin H.;Sample Alanson P. |
分类号 |
A61N1/362;A61M1/12;A61M1/10 |
主分类号 |
A61N1/362 |
代理机构 |
Riverside Law LLP |
代理人 |
Riverside Law LLP |
主权项 |
1. A method for powering a medical device implanted in a subject, comprising:
transmitting radio frequency energy from a power source to an external drive loop that is inductively coupled to an external transmitter resonator; and magnetically coupling the external transmitter resonator to an implanted receiver resonator that is coupled to a medical device implanted in a subject, such that power is transferred to the implanted medical device; wherein the magnetic coupling further includes an external relay resonator. |
地址 |
New Haven CT US |