发明名称 |
ENERGY HARVESTING-MECHANISM FOR MEDICAL DEVICES |
摘要 |
<p>Embodiments of the invention provide apparatus, systems and methods for harvesting energy from bio-kinetic events to power various implanted medical devices. One embodiment provides an energy harvesting mechanism for a cardiac pacemaker comprising an energy converter and a signal path component. The energy converter is positionable inside a human body and configured to generate electric power signals in response to a bio-kinetic event of the human body such as a heart beat, respiration or arterial pulse. The converter can comprise a piezoelectric material which generates electricity in response to mechanical deformation of the converter. The converter can also have a power generation characteristic that is matched to the frequency of the bio-kinetic event. For heart beat powered applications, the power generation characteristic can be matched to the physiologic range of pulse rates.</p> |
申请公布号 |
WO2010039497(A3) |
申请公布日期 |
2010.07.08 |
申请号 |
WO2009US57855 |
申请日期 |
2009.09.22 |
申请人 |
INCUBE LABS, LLC;IMRAN, MIR |
发明人 |
IMRAN, MIR |
分类号 |
A61B5/0215;A61B5/0205;A61B5/042 |
主分类号 |
A61B5/0215 |
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