Antenna assembly for supplying power to an implantable neural stimulator device

    公开(公告)号:US10426960B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US16019094

    申请日:2018-06-26

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36 A61N1/372 A61N1/378

    摘要: An antenna assembly includes a metal layer configured to emit linearly polarized electromagnetic energy to a receiving antenna implanted underneath a subject's skin; and a feed port configured to connect the antenna assembly to a signal generator such that the antenna assembly receives an input signal from the signal generator and then transmits the input signal to the receiving dipole antenna, wherein the antenna assembly is less than 200 um in thickness, and wherein the metal layer is operable as a dipole antenna with a reflection ratio of at least 6 dB, the reflection ratio corresponding to a ratio of a transmission power of the antenna assembly in transmitting the input signal and a reflection power seen by the antenna assembly resulting from electromagnetic emission of the input signal.

    Devices and methods for connecting implantable devices to wireless energy

    公开(公告)号:US10369369B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US14648604

    申请日:2013-12-05

    摘要: A device for providing an implantable lead with wireless energy, the device including: a housing configured for implantation in a patient's body; one or more non-inductive antennas substantially enclosed within the housing and configured to receive electromagnetic energy radiated from a source located outside of the patient's body; electronic circuitry coupled to each of the one or more non-inductive antennas and configured to extract electric power and excitation waveforms from the radiated electromagnetic energy as received by the one or more non-inductive antennas; and one or more connection pads substantially enclosed within the housing, wherein the connection pads are configured to couple with one or more electrodes in the implantable lead and form an electric connection over which the connection pads provide the extracted excitation waveforms from the electronic circuit to the electrodes in the implantable lead, the implantable lead being separate from the device.

    Microwave field stimulator
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10315039B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US14445159

    申请日:2014-07-29

    IPC分类号: A61N1/372 A61N1/02 A61N1/36

    摘要: A system includes a controller module, which includes a storage device, a controller, a modulator, and one or more antennas. The storage device is stored with parameters defining a stimulation waveform. The controller is configured to generate, based on the stored parameters, an output signal that includes the stimulation waveform, wherein the output signal additionally includes polarity assignments for electrodes in an implantable, passive stimulation device. The modulator modulates a stimulus carrier signal with the output signal to generate a transmission signal. The one or more antennas transmit the transmission signal to the implantable, passive stimulation device such that the implantable, passive stimulation device uses energy in the transmission signal for operation, sets the polarities for the electrodes in the implantable, passive stimulation device based on the encoded polarity assignments, generates electrical pulses using the stimulation waveform, and applies the electrical pulses to excitable tissue.

    Remote RF power system with low profile transmitting antenna

    公开(公告)号:US10258800B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-16

    申请号:US15228715

    申请日:2016-08-04

    摘要: An antenna assembly includes: an antenna including: a metal signal layer having a radiating surface; and a feed port; and a waveguide surrounding the antenna and configured to guide electromagnetic energy transmitted from the radiating surface in a direction away from the antenna; and a controller module connected to the feed port and configured to drive the antenna to transmit electromagnetic energy from the radiating surface; wherein the antenna, waveguide, and controller module are configured such that, when the controller module drives the antenna, the transmitted electromagnetic energy matches a reception characteristic of an implantable device and is sufficient for the implantable device to create one or more electrical pulses of sufficient amplitude to stimulate neural tissue of a patient, solely using electromagnetic energy received from the antenna, when the implantable device is located at least 10 centimeters away from the antenna.

    Miniature implantable device and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10245436B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US14775306

    申请日:2014-03-14

    摘要: Some implementations may provide an implantable wirelessly powered device that includes: one or more electrodes configured to apply one or more electrical pulses to an excitable tissue; and a first antenna configured to: receive, from a second antenna and through electrical radiative coupling, an input signal containing electrical energy, the second antenna being physically separate from the implantable device; and one or more circuits electrically connected to the first antenna, the circuits configured to: create the one or more electrical pulses suitable for stimulation of excitable tissue using the electrical energy contained in the input signal; and supply the one or more electrical pulses to the one or more electrodes, wherein the implantable device is shaped and arranged for delivery into a subject's body through an introducer or a needle of 18 gauge or smaller.

    Handheld treatment device
    7.
    发明授权
    Handheld treatment device 有权
    手持式治疗装置

    公开(公告)号:US09446251B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-20

    申请号:US14615360

    申请日:2015-02-05

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36 A61N1/372 A61N1/378

    摘要: A handheld treatment device can include a handheld housing; a transmitting antenna located in the handheld housing and configured to accept one or more input signals and to transmit one or more electromagnetic signals to a neural stimulator that is implanted in the patient's body; and control circuitry located in the handheld housing and configured to provide the one or more input signals to the transmitting antenna.

    摘要翻译: 手持式治疗装置可以包括手持式外壳; 位于所述手持式外壳中并被配置为接受一个或多个输入信号并将一个或多个电磁信号传输到植入患者体内的神经刺激器的发射天线; 以及控制电路,其位于所述手持式外壳中并且被配置为向所述发射天线提供所述一个或多个输入信号。