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1.发明授权公开(公告)号：US08577474B2
公开(公告)日：2013-11-05
申请号：US12616178
申请日：2009-11-11
CPC分类号： A61N1/37217 , A61N1/3718 , A61N1/37211 , A61N1/37229 , A61N1/3758 , A61N1/3787
摘要： An improved implantable pulse generator (IPG) containing improved telemetry circuitry is disclosed. The IPG includes charging and telemetry coils within the IPG case, which increases their mutual inductance and potential to interfere with each other; particularly problematic is interference to the telemetry coil caused by the charging coil. To combat this, improved telemetry circuitry includes decoupling circuitry for decoupling the charging coil during periods of telemetry between the IPG and an external controller. Such decoupling circuitry can comprise use of pre-existing LSK circuitry during telemetry, or new discrete circuitry dedicated to decoupling. The decoupling circuitry is designed to prevent or at least reduce induced current flowing through the charging coil during data telemetry. The decoupling circuitry can be controlled by the microcontroller in the IPG, or can automatically decouple the charging coil at appropriate times to mitigate an induced current without instruction from the microcontroller.
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2.发明申请Minimizing Interference Between Charging and Telemetry Coils in an Implantable Medical Device 有权最小化植入式医疗设备中充电和遥测线圈之间的干扰公开(公告)号：US20110112610A1
公开(公告)日：2011-05-12
申请号：US12616178
申请日：2009-11-11
CPC分类号： A61N1/37217 , A61N1/3718 , A61N1/37211 , A61N1/37229 , A61N1/3758 , A61N1/3787
摘要： An improved implantable pulse generator (IPG) containing improved telemetry circuitry is disclosed. The IPG includes charging and telemetry coils within the IPG case, which increases their mutual inductance and potential to interfere with each other; particularly problematic is interference to the telemetry coil caused by the charging coil. To combat this, improved telemetry circuitry includes decoupling circuitry for decoupling the charging coil during periods of telemetry between the IPG and an external controller. Such decoupling circuitry can comprise use of pre-existing LSK circuitry during telemetry, or new discrete circuitry dedicated to decoupling. The decoupling circuitry is designed to prevent or at least reduce induced current flowing through the charging coil during data telemetry. The decoupling circuitry can be controlled by the microcontroller in the IPG, or can automatically decouple the charging coil at appropriate times to mitigate an induced current without instruction from the microcontroller.
摘要翻译： 公开了一种包含改进的遥测电路的改进的可植入脉冲发生器（IPG）。 IPG包括IPG案例中的充电和遥测线圈，增加了互感和相互干扰的潜力; 特别有问题的是由充电线圈引起的遥测线圈的干扰。 为了解决这个问题，改进的遥测电路包括去耦电路，用于在IPG和外部控制器之间的遥测期间解耦充电线圈。 这种去耦电路可以包括在遥测期间使用预先存在的LSK电路，或者专用于解耦的新的分立电路。 去耦电路设计为在数据遥测期间防止或至少减少流过充电线圈的感应电流。 去耦电路可以由IPG中的微控制器控制，或者可以在适当的时间自动地去耦合充电线圈，以减轻感应电流而不需要微控制器的指令。
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3.发明授权Selectable boost converter and charge pump for compliance voltage generation in an implantable stimulator device 有权可选择的升压转换器和电荷泵，用于可植入刺激器装置中的顺应性电压产生公开(公告)号：US09233254B2
公开(公告)日：2016-01-12
申请号：US12372501
申请日：2009-02-17
CPC分类号： A61N1/3782 , A61N1/37211 , A61N1/378 , H02M3/07 , H02M3/156 , H02M2001/009
摘要： Improved compliance voltage generation circuitry for a medical device is disclosed. The improved circuitry in one embodiment comprises a boost converter and a charge pump, either of which is capable of generating an appropriate compliance voltage from the voltage of the battery in the device. A telemetry enable signal indicating whether the implant's transmitter, receiver, or both, have been enabled is received. A “boost” signal from compliance voltage monitor-and-adjust logic circuitry is processed with the telemetry enable signal and its inverse to selectively enable either the charge pump or the boost converter: if the telemetry enable signal is not active, the boost converter is used to generate the compliance voltage; if the telemetry enable signal is active, the charge pump is used. Because the charge pump circuitry does not produce a magnetic field, the charge pump will not interfere with magnetically-coupled telemetry between the implant and an external controller. By contrast, the boost converter is allowed to operate during periods of no telemetry, when magnetic interference is not a concern, while obtaining the advantage of higher power efficiency.
摘要翻译： 公开了用于医疗装置的改进的顺应性电压产生电路。 一个实施例中的改进的电路包括升压转换器和电荷泵，其中任何一个能够从装置中的电池的电压产生适当的顺应性电压。 接收到指示植入物的发射器，接收器或两者是否被使能的遥测使能信号。 来自合规电压监控调节逻辑电路的“升压”信号通过遥测使能信号进行处理，其反相选择使能电荷泵或升压转换器：如果遥测使能信号无效，升压转换器 用于产生合规电压; 如果遥测使能信号有效，则使用电荷泵。 由于电荷泵电路不产生磁场，电荷泵不会干扰植入物和外部控制器之间的磁耦合遥测。 相比之下，在没有遥测的时期，升压转换器在磁干扰不受关注的同时获得了较高功率效率的优势，允许运行。
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4.发明授权Transceiver for an implantable medical device having switchable series-to-parallel tank circuit 有权用于可植入式医疗装置的收发器具有可切换的串联到并行的电路公开(公告)号：US08081925B2
公开(公告)日：2011-12-20
申请号：US12117487
申请日：2008-05-08
CPC分类号： A61N1/3727 , A61N1/37211
摘要： An improved transceiver circuit particularly useful in an inductively coupled wireless communication system such as an implantable medical device system is disclosed. The improved transceiver circuit is switchable to assume a serial L-C configuration in the transmit mode and a parallel L-C configuration in the receive mode, but does not require high voltage switches. A low-drive transmitter and a high-input-impedance receiver are used, which reduces power consumption in receive mode, while still maintaining good transmitter performance.
摘要翻译： 公开了一种在诸如可植入医疗设备系统的电感耦合无线通信系统中特别有用的改进的收发器电路。 改进的收发器电路可以在发送模式下采用串行L-C配置，并且在接收模式下可以采用并行L-C配置，但不需要高压开关。 使用低驱动发射器和高输入阻抗接收器，这降低了接收模式下的功耗，同时仍保持良好的发射机性能。
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5.发明申请Selectable Boost Converter and Charge Pump for Compliance Voltage Generation in an Implantable Stimulator Device 有权可选择的升压转换器和电荷泵，用于在植入式刺激器装置中实现合规电压产生公开(公告)号：US20100211132A1
公开(公告)日：2010-08-19
申请号：US12372501
申请日：2009-02-17
IPC分类号： A61N1/08
CPC分类号： A61N1/3782 , A61N1/37211 , A61N1/378 , H02M3/07 , H02M3/156 , H02M2001/009
摘要： Improved compliance voltage generation circuitry for a medical device is disclosed. The improved circuitry in one embodiment comprises a boost converter and a charge pump, either of which is capable of generating an appropriate compliance voltage from the voltage of the battery in the device. A telemetry enable signal indicating whether the implant's transmitter, receiver, or both, have been enabled is received. A “boost” signal from compliance voltage monitor-and-adjust logic circuitry is processed with the telemetry enable signal and its inverse to selectively enable either the charge pump or the boost converter: if the telemetry enable signal is not active, the boost converter is used to generate the compliance voltage; if the telemetry enable signal is active, the charge pump is used. Because the charge pump circuitry does not produce a magnetic field, the charge pump will not interfere with magnetically-coupled telemetry between the implant and an external controller. By contrast, the boost converter is allowed to operate during periods of no telemetry, when magnetic interference is not a concern, while obtaining the advantage of higher power efficiency.
摘要翻译： 公开了用于医疗装置的改进的顺应性电压产生电路。 一个实施例中的改进的电路包括升压转换器和电荷泵，其中任何一个能够从装置中的电池的电压产生适当的顺应性电压。 接收到指示植入物的发射器，接收器或两者是否被使能的遥测使能信号。 来自合规电压监控调节逻辑电路的“升压”信号通过遥测使能信号进行处理，其反相选择使能电荷泵或升压转换器：如果遥测使能信号无效，升压转换器 用于产生合规电压; 如果遥测使能信号有效，则使用电荷泵。 由于电荷泵电路不产生磁场，电荷泵不会干扰植入物和外部控制器之间的磁耦合遥测。 相比之下，在没有遥测的时期，升压转换器在磁干扰不受关注的同时获得了较高功率效率的优势，允许运行。
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6.发明授权Multi-electrode implantable stimulator device with a single current path decoupling capacitor 有权具有单电流路径去耦电容器的多电极可植入刺激装置公开(公告)号：US07881803B2
公开(公告)日：2011-02-01
申请号：US11550655
申请日：2006-10-18
申请人： Jordi Parramon , Kiran Nimmagadda , Emanuel Feldman , Yuping He
发明人： Jordi Parramon , Kiran Nimmagadda , Emanuel Feldman , Yuping He
IPC分类号： A61N1/40
CPC分类号： A61N1/36125 , A61N1/025 , A61N1/08 , A61N1/372 , A61N1/37205 , A61N1/3756
摘要： Disclosed herein are circuits and methods for a multi-electrode implantable stimulator device incorporating one decoupling capacitor in the current path established via at least one cathode electrode and at least one anode electrode. In one embodiment, the decoupling capacitor may be hard-wired to a dedicated anode on the device. The cathodes are selectively activatable via stimulation switches. In another embodiment, any of the electrodes on the devices can be selectively activatable as an anode or cathode. In this embodiment, the decoupling capacitor is placed into the current path via selectable anode and cathode stimulation switches. Regardless of the implementation, the techniques allow for the benefits of capacitive decoupling without the need to associate decoupling capacitors with every electrode on the multi-electrode device, which saves space in the body of the device. Although of particular benefit when applied to microstimulators, the disclosed technique can be used with space-saving benefits in any stimulator device.
摘要翻译： 本文公开了用于在经由至少一个阴极电极和至少一个阳极电极建立的电流路径中并入一个去耦电容器的多电极可植入刺激器装置的电路和方法。 在一个实施例中，去耦电容器可以硬连接到器件上的专用阳极。 阴极可以通过刺激开关选择性地激活。 在另一个实施例中，器件上的任何电极可以选择性地激活为阳极或阴极。 在该实施例中，去耦电容通过可选择的阳极和阴极刺激开关放置在电流路径中。 不管实施方案如何，这些技术允许电容去耦的优点，而不需要将去耦电容器与多电极器件上的每个电极相关联，这节省了器件体内的空间。 虽然在应用于微型激励器时特别有益，但是所公开的技术可以在任何刺激器装置中具有节省空间的优点。
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公开(公告)号：US20080319497A1
公开(公告)日：2008-12-25
申请号：US11767636
申请日：2007-06-25
申请人： Paul J. Griffith , Jordi Parramon , Goran N. Marnfeldt , Daniel Aghassian , Kiran Nimmagadda , Emanuel Feldman , Jess W. Shi
发明人： Paul J. Griffith , Jordi Parramon , Goran N. Marnfeldt , Daniel Aghassian , Kiran Nimmagadda , Emanuel Feldman , Jess W. Shi
IPC分类号： A61N1/08
CPC分类号： A61N1/36125 , A61N1/025 , A61N1/0551 , A61N1/0553 , A61N1/36071
摘要： An improved architecture for an implantable medical device such as an implantable pulse generator (IPG) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the various functional blocks for the IPG are incorporated into a signal integrated circuit (IC). Each of the functional blocks communicate with each other, and with other off-chip devices if necessary, via a centralized bus governed by a communication protocol. To communicate with the bus and to adhere to the protocol, each circuit block includes bus interface circuitry adherent with that protocol. Because each block complies with the protocol, any given block can easily be modified or upgraded without affecting the design of the other blocks, facilitating debugging and upgrading of the IPG circuitry. Moreover, because the centralized bus can be taken off the integrated circuit, extra circuitry can easily be added off chip to modify or add functionality to the IPG without the need for a major redesign of the main IPG IC.
摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于植入式医疗装置（例如植入式脉冲发生器（IPG））的改进的架构。 在一个实施例中，用于IPG的各种功能块被并入到信号集成电路（IC）中。 每个功能块通过由通信协议管理的集中式总线彼此通信，并且如果需要，与其他片外设备通信。 为了与总线进行通信并遵守协议，每个电路块包括与该协议相关的总线接口电路。 由于每个块符合协议，任何给定的块都可以轻松修改或升级，而不影响其他块的设计，便于IPG电路的调试和升级。 此外，由于集中式总线可以从集成电路中取出，所以额外的电路可以轻松地从芯片上添加到IPG中，以便对IPG进行主要的重新设计。
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8.发明申请Multi-Electrode Implantable Stimulator Device with a Single Current Path Decoupling Capacitor 有权具有单电流路径去耦电容器的多电极植入式刺激器装置公开(公告)号：US20080097529A1
公开(公告)日：2008-04-24
申请号：US11550655
申请日：2006-10-18
申请人： Jordi Parramon , Kiran Nimmagadda , Emanuel Feldman , Yuping He
发明人： Jordi Parramon , Kiran Nimmagadda , Emanuel Feldman , Yuping He
IPC分类号： A61N1/00
CPC分类号： A61N1/36125 , A61N1/025 , A61N1/08 , A61N1/372 , A61N1/37205 , A61N1/3756
摘要： Disclosed herein are circuits and methods for a multi-electrode implantable stimulator device incorporating one decoupling capacitor in the current path established via at least one cathode electrode and at least one anode electrode. In one embodiment, the decoupling capacitor may be hard-wired to a dedicated anode on the device. The cathodes are selectively activatable via stimulation switches. In another embodiment, any of the electrodes on the devices can be selectively activatable as an anode or cathode. In this embodiment, the decoupling capacitor is placed into the current path via selectable anode and cathode stimulation switches. Regardless of the implementation, the techniques allow for the benefits of capacitive decoupling without the need to associate decoupling capacitors with every electrode on the multi-electrode device, which saves space in the body of the device. Although of particular benefit when applied to microstimulators, the disclosed technique can be used with space-saving benefits in any stimulator device.
摘要翻译： 本文公开了用于在经由至少一个阴极电极和至少一个阳极电极建立的电流路径中并入一个去耦电容器的多电极可植入刺激器装置的电路和方法。 在一个实施例中，去耦电容器可以硬连接到器件上的专用阳极。 阴极可以通过刺激开关选择性地激活。 在另一个实施例中，器件上的任何电极可以选择性地激活为阳极或阴极。 在该实施例中，去耦电容通过可选择的阳极和阴极刺激开关放置在电流路径中。 不管实施方案如何，这些技术允许电容去耦的优点，而不需要将去耦电容器与多电极器件上的每个电极相关联，这节省了器件体内的空间。 虽然在应用于微型激励器时特别有益，但是所公开的技术可以在任何刺激器装置中具有节省空间的优点。
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公开(公告)号：US20110015705A1
公开(公告)日：2011-01-20
申请号：US12883797
申请日：2010-09-16
申请人： Paul J. Griffith , Jordi Parramon , Goran N. Marnfeldt , Daniel Aghassisn , Kiran Nimmagadda , Emanuel Feldman , Jess W. Shi
发明人： Paul J. Griffith , Jordi Parramon , Goran N. Marnfeldt , Daniel Aghassisn , Kiran Nimmagadda , Emanuel Feldman , Jess W. Shi
IPC分类号： A61N1/08
CPC分类号： A61N1/36125 , A61N1/025 , A61N1/0551 , A61N1/0553 , A61N1/36071
摘要： An improved architecture for an implantable medical device such as an implantable pulse generator (IPG) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the various functional blocks for the IPG are incorporated into a signal integrated circuit (IC). Each of the functional blocks communicate with each other, and with other off-chip devices if necessary, via a centralized bus governed by a communication protocol. To communicate with the bus and to adhere to the protocol, each circuit block includes bus interface circuitry adherent with that protocol. Because each block complies with the protocol, any given block can easily be modified or upgraded without affecting the design of the other blocks, facilitating debugging and upgrading of the IPG circuitry. Moreover, because the centralized bus can be taken off the integrated circuit, extra circuitry can easily be added off chip to modify or add functionality to the IPG without the need for a major redesign of the main IPG IC.
摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于植入式医疗装置（例如植入式脉冲发生器（IPG））的改进的架构。 在一个实施例中，用于IPG的各种功能块被并入到信号集成电路（IC）中。 每个功能块通过由通信协议管理的集中式总线彼此通信，并且如果需要，与其他片外设备通信。 为了与总线进行通信并遵守协议，每个电路块包括与该协议相关的总线接口电路。 由于每个块符合协议，任何给定的块都可以轻松修改或升级，而不影响其他块的设计，便于IPG电路的调试和升级。 此外，由于集中式总线可以从集成电路中取出，所以额外的电路可以轻松地从芯片上添加到IPG中，以便对IPG进行主要的重新设计。
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10.发明申请Multi-Electrode Implantable Stimulator Device with a Single Current Path Decoupling Capacitor 有权具有单电流路径去耦电容器的多电极植入式刺激器装置公开(公告)号：US20110118797A1
公开(公告)日：2011-05-19
申请号：US13012279
申请日：2011-01-24
申请人： Jordi Parramon , Kiran Nimmagadda , Emanuel Feldman , Yuping He
发明人： Jordi Parramon , Kiran Nimmagadda , Emanuel Feldman , Yuping He
IPC分类号： A61N1/36
CPC分类号： A61N1/36125 , A61N1/025 , A61N1/08 , A61N1/372 , A61N1/37205 , A61N1/3756
摘要： Disclosed herein are circuits and methods for a multi-electrode implantable stimulator device incorporating one decoupling capacitor in the current path established via at least one cathode electrode and at least one anode electrode. In one embodiment, the decoupling capacitor may be hard-wired to a dedicated anode on the device. The cathodes are selectively activatable via stimulation switches. In another embodiment, any of the electrodes on the devices can be selectively activatable as an anode or cathode. In this embodiment, the decoupling capacitor is placed into the current path via selectable anode and cathode stimulation switches. Regardless of the implementation, the techniques allow for the benefits of capacitive decoupling without the need to associate decoupling capacitors with every electrode on the multi-electrode device, which saves space in the body of the device. Although of particular benefit when applied to microstimulators, the disclosed technique can be used with space-saving benefits in any stimulator device.
摘要翻译： 本文公开了用于在经由至少一个阴极电极和至少一个阳极电极建立的电流路径中并入一个去耦电容器的多电极可植入刺激器装置的电路和方法。 在一个实施例中，去耦电容器可以硬连接到器件上的专用阳极。 阴极可以通过刺激开关选择性地激活。 在另一个实施例中，器件上的任何电极可以选择性地激活为阳极或阴极。 在该实施例中，去耦电容通过可选择的阳极和阴极刺激开关放置在电流路径中。 不管实施方案如何，这些技术允许电容去耦的优点，而不需要将去耦电容器与多电极器件上的每个电极相关联，这节省了器件体内的空间。 虽然在应用于微型激励器时特别有益，但是所公开的技术可以在任何刺激器装置中具有节省空间的优点。
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