Protection apparatus for implantable medical device
    1.
    发明授权
    Protection apparatus for implantable medical device 有权
    可植入医疗器械的保护装置

    公开(公告)号:US07670363B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-02

    申请号:US11518336

    申请日:2006-09-08

    IPC分类号: A61N1/08

    摘要: A method and apparatus for protecting an electronic implantable medical device prior to it being implanted in a patient's body. The apparatus affords protection against electronic component damage due to electrostatic discharge and/or physical damage due to improper handling. The apparatus is comprised of a circuit board having conductive surface means for receiving and releasably grasping the electrodes of the medical device to support the device's housing proximate to the surface of the circuit board. First and second conductive paths are formed on the circuit board extending between the first and second conductive surfaces for shunting electrostatic discharge currents to prevent such currents from passing through the device's electronic circuitry. The respective shunt paths include oppositely oriented diodes, preferably comprising diodes which emit light (i.e., LEDs) when current passes therethrough. Additionally, means are provided to enable functional testing of the medical device.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在电子植入式医疗装置植入患者体内之前保护电子可植入医疗装置的方法和装置。 该装置可防止由于静电放电造成的电子元件损坏和/或由于不正确的处理造成的物理损坏。 该装置包括具有导电表面装置的电路板,该电路板用于接收和可释放地抓住医疗装置的电极,以支持靠近电路板表面的装置的壳体。 第一和第二导电路径形成在电路板之间,延伸在第一和第二导电表面之间,用于分流静电放电电流,以防止这种电流通过器件的电子电路。 相应的分流路径包括相对定向的二极管,优选地包括当电流通过其中时发光(即,LED)的二极管。 此外,提供了用于实现医疗装置的功能测试的装置。

    Protection apparatus for implantable medical device
    2.
    发明授权
    Protection apparatus for implantable medical device 有权
    可植入医疗器械的保护装置

    公开(公告)号:US07108711B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-19

    申请号:US10420070

    申请日:2003-04-18

    IPC分类号: A61N1/04

    摘要: A method and apparatus for protecting an electronic implantable medical device prior to it being implanted in a patient's body. The apparatus affords protection against electronic component damage due to electrostatic discharge and/or physical damage due to improper handling. The apparatus is comprised of a circuit board having a conductive surface for receiving and releasably grasping the electrodes of the medical device to support the device's housing proximate to the surface of the circuit board. Two conductive paths are formed on the circuit board extending between two conductive surfaces for shunting electrostatic discharge currents to prevent such currents from passing through the device's electronic circuitry. The conductive paths include oppositely oriented diodes, preferably comprising diodes which emit light (i.e., LEDs) when current passes therethrough. Additionally, an external monitor/generator is provided to enable functional testing of the medical device.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在电子植入式医疗装置植入患者体内之前保护电子可植入医疗装置的方法和装置。 该装置可防止由于静电放电造成的电子元件损坏和/或由于不正确的处理造成的物理损坏。 该装置包括具有导电表面的电路板,该导电表面用于接收和可释放地抓住医疗装置的电极,以支撑靠近电路板表面的装置的壳体。 在电路板上形成两个导电路径,两个导电表面之间延伸用于分流静电放电电流,以防止这种电流通过器件的电子电路。 导电路径包括相反方向的二极管,优选地包括当电流通过其中时发光的二极管(即LED)。 此外,提供外部监视器/发生器以实现对医疗装置的功能测试。

    Protection apparatus for implantable medical device
    3.
    发明授权
    Protection apparatus for implantable medical device 有权
    可植入医疗器械的保护装置

    公开(公告)号:US06551345B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-22

    申请号:US09844621

    申请日:2001-04-26

    IPC分类号: A61N1375

    摘要: A method and apparatus for protecting an electronic implantable medical device prior to it being implanted in a patient's body. The apparatus affords protection against electronic component damage due to electrostatic discharge and/or physical damage due to improper handling. The apparatus is comprised of a circuit board having first and second spring clips mounted on the board. The spring clips are configured to receive and releasably grasp the electrodes of a medical device housing to support the housing just above the surface of the circuit board. First and second conductive paths are formed on the circuit board extending between the first and second clips for shunting electrostatic discharge currents to prevent such currents from passing through the device electronic circuitry. The respective shunt paths include oppositely oriented diodes, preferably comprising diodes which emit light (i.e., LEDs) when current passes therethrough.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在电子植入式医疗装置植入患者体内之前保护电子可植入医疗装置的方法和装置。 该装置可防止由于静电放电造成的电子元件损坏和/或由于不正确的处理造成的物理损坏。 该装置包括具有安装在板上的第一和第二弹簧夹的电路板。 弹簧夹构造成容纳和释放地抓握医疗装置壳体的电极,以便在电路板的表面正上方支撑壳体。 第一和第二导电路径形成在电路板之间,延伸在第一和第二夹子之间,用于分流静电放电电流,以防止这种电流通过器件电子电路。 相应的分流路径包括相对定向的二极管,优选地包括当电流通过其中时发光(即,LED)的二极管。

    Method for removing surgically implanted devices
    4.
    发明授权
    Method for removing surgically implanted devices 有权
    手术植入装置的移除方法

    公开(公告)号:US08055336B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-08

    申请号:US11871776

    申请日:2007-10-12

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05

    摘要: A method of removing an implantable electronic microdevice by an integral removal loop or circumferential ring to facilitate removal of the implanted microdevice without additional surgery. The device is removed by pulling it along the surgically created implantation path. Optionally a radio-opaque tether provides a method of locating the implantable microdevice without additional surgery and attachment of one end of the tether to a radio-opaque marker provides a method of locating the end of the tether to facilitate removal of the implantable microdevice from living tissue.

    摘要翻译: 一种通过整体移除环或周向环移除可植入电子微型装置的方法,以便于无需另外手术即可移除植入的微型装置。 通过沿着手术产生的植入路径拉动装置来移除该装置。 可选地,不透射线的系绳提供了一种定位可植入微型装置的方法,而无需额外的手术,并且将系绳的一端附接到不透射线的标记物提供了一种定位系绳端部以便于移除可植入微型装置从生活的方法 组织。

    System and method for automatic tuning of a magnetic field generator
    5.
    发明授权
    System and method for automatic tuning of a magnetic field generator 有权
    磁场发生器自动调谐的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07515012B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-07

    申请号:US11360307

    申请日:2006-02-22

    发明人: Martin J. Vogel

    IPC分类号: H03G11/04 A61N2/02 A61N1/08

    摘要: An automatic tuning system for a magnetic field generating tuned circuit includes a processor configured to maintain the resonant frequency of a tuned circuit equal to a reference frequency. The tuned circuit is driven by a power amplifier whose output provides an amplified signal at the reference frequency. The tuned circuit includes a magnetic field generating inductor and a bank of individually switchable capacitors controlled by the processor capable of adding and removing the respective capacitances to and from the tuned circuit. The inductor includes a Faraday shield to shield the tuned circuit from the influence of electric fields. In an embodiment of the invention, the variable capacitor is in the form of a diode variable capacitor (varicap) in parallel circuit relationship with the tuned circuit capacitor and the inductor. In an alternate embodiment the inductor and a fixed capacitor are in series circuit relationship with the varicap in parallel circuit relationship with the fixed capacitor and the tuning sequence relies on a phase locked loop using the phase of a reference frequency signal and the phase of the inductor voltage as control parameters.

    摘要翻译: 用于磁场产生调谐电路的自动调谐系统包括被配置为将调谐电路的谐振频率保持为等于参考频率的处理器。 调谐电路由功率放大器驱动,功率放大器的输出以参考频率提供放大信号。 调谐电路包括磁场产生电感器和由处理器控制的可分开开关电容器组,能够将调谐电路的相应电容加到和去除。 电感器包括法拉第屏蔽,用于屏蔽调谐电路免受电场的影响。 在本发明的一个实施例中,可变电容器是与调谐电路电容器和电感器并联电路的二极管可变电容器(变容二极管)的形式。 在替代实施例中,电感器和固定电容器与变容二极管的串联电路与固定电容器并联电路的关系,并且调谐序列依赖于使用参考频率信号的相位和电感的相位的锁相环 电压作为控制参数。