Systems configured to transmit optical power signals transdermally out of a living subject, and devices and methods

摘要

In an embodiment, a system includes an internal optical power transmitter configured to be disposed within a living subject. The internal optical power transmitter includes a power source configured to provide electrical energy and an electrical-optical converter operably coupled to the power source. The electrical-optical converter may be configured to convert at least a portion of the electrical energy into one or more optical power signals transdermally transmittable out of the living subject. The system further includes an external optical-electrical converter configured to convert the one or more optical power signals into one or more electrical power signals and at least one external device configured to be operably coupled to the external optical-electrical converter and powered by the one or more electrical power signals. Embodiments of methods, biocompatible electrical-optical converters, and internal optical power transmitters are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
with control circuitry, selecting a direction among multiple possible directions for one or more optical power signals to be transmitted transdermally out of a living subject; receiving the one or more optical power signals transmitted transdermally out of the living subject; converting the one or more optical signals to one or more electrical power signals; and powering at least one device located externally to the living subject using the one or more electrical power signals.