IMPLANTED DEVICE WITH WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER AND EXTERNAL ALIGNMENT FEATURE

摘要

An implant device (110) includes a housing (140) and an energy receiving element (115) disposed in the housing. The energy receiving element (115) is configured to be electrically connected to an energy-consuming device (165). The implant device (110) is configured to be mounted within a body of a human or non-human animal. The housing (140) includes a feature (180) configured to be accessible through skin (120) of the animal and to receive a corresponding mating member (190) of an external charger (130) including an energy transmitting element (135). The energy receiving element (115) is configured to receive energy wirelessly from the energy transmitting element (135) when the external charger (130) is mated with the housing (140).