SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A BUTTERFLY COIL TO COMMUNICATE WITH OR TRANSFER POWER TO AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

摘要

Systems for communicating with or transferring power to an implantable medical device include a primary coil configured to emit a magnetic field and a secondary coil in the implantable medical device configured to receive the magnetic field. The primary coil includes at least one butterfly coil. Methods of communicating with or transferring power to an implantable medical device include emitting a magnetic field with a primary coil and receiving the magnetic field with a secondary coil. The primary coil includes at least one butterfly coil.