External system for implanted medical devices

    公开(公告)号:US12233270B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-25

    申请号:US18180569

    申请日:2023-03-08

    Abstract: Technologies disclosed herein can be used to provide power and data to an implantable device implanted in a recipient, such as when the recipient is not wearing an external device. An example system includes a pillow or other headrest configured as a power and data source for an implanted medical device. Disclosed technologies can be configured to continuously provide power and data to an implantable medical devices over a period of time, such as substantially the entire period of time where the recipient is resting their head on the pillow.

    PROSTHETIC AORTIC VALVE PACING SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20250058124A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-20

    申请号:US18607638

    申请日:2024-03-18

    Abstract: A prosthetic cardiac valve includes a frame and plurality of prosthetic leaflets coupled to the frame so as to allow blood flow in one direction. An antenna is mechanically coupled to the frame, and includes a magnetic core and one or more coils wound about the magnetic core. At at least one location along a length of the magnetic core, a planar space bound by an outer perimeter of the magnetic core, in a plane perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of the frame, has (a) a shorter dimension, which is measured along a ray that radiates radially outward from the central longitudinal axis and intersects a centroid defined by the planar space, and (b) a longer dimension, which is measured perpendicular to the shorter dimension in the plane, and is at least 150% of the shorter dimension. Other embodiments are also described.

    Exterior insulator for an implantable power source

    公开(公告)号:US12214209B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-04

    申请号:US17715528

    申请日:2022-04-07

    Abstract: A polymeric film cover assembly for isolating an electrochemical power source from the other components housed inside an implantable medical device is described. The cover assembly comprises a first shallow-formed shaped-cover of a polymeric film configured to cover a first portion of the exterior surface of the casing and a second shallow-formed shaped-cover of the polymeric film configured to cover a second portion of the exterior surface of the casing. With the first and second shaped-covers contacting the casing, the shaped-covers are connected to each other in an overlapping or butted relationship to substantially or completely cover the exterior surface area of the casing. The interlocking polyester shaped-covers are readily formable into the desired three-dimensional form factor of the casing of power source while maintaining a desirable film thinness.

    Synthesis and Applications of Porosity-based Semiconductor Heterojunctions

    公开(公告)号:US20250018205A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18712154

    申请日:2022-11-21

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor heterojunctions incorporating porous semiconductor materials. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a device comprising a p-type semiconductor material comprising a nanoporous semiconductor layer and a nonporous semiconductor layer that form a heterojunction; and a flexible substrate comprising one or more of polymers on which the p-type semiconductor material is distributed such that the flexible substrate is in contact with the nonporous semiconductor layer.

    IMPLANTABLE STIMULATION ASSEMBLIES HAVING TISSUE ENGAGEMENT MECHANISMS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20250001165A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-02

    申请号:US18670475

    申请日:2024-05-21

    Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to medical implants, such as stimulation assemblies for stimulating heart tissue. In some embodiments, a stimulation assembly includes a body, circuitry positioned at least partially within the body, an electrode coupled to the body, and a hook mechanism coupled to the body. The stimulation assembly can be implanted at cardiac tissue of a patient such that the electrode electrically contacts the tissue. The circuitry can be configured to receive acoustic energy and convert the acoustic energy to electrical energy, and the electrode can deliver the electrical energy to the tissue to stimulate the tissue. The hook mechanism can be configured to engage the tissue to pull the tissue and the electrode toward and into engagement with one another.

    Systems and methods for treating a medical condition

    公开(公告)号:US12168128B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-17

    申请号:US18386242

    申请日:2023-11-01

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat a medical condition, such as migraine headache and trigeminal neuralgia and the like. The system comprises a stimulator configured for wireless coupling to a mobile device and comprising a signal generator that generates an electrical impulse and an energy source. The stimulator includes a contact surface configured to contact an outer skin surface of a head of a patient and a user interface for selecting a therapy regimen. The stimulator transmits the electrical impulse transcutaneously through the outer skin surface to a nerve at a target region of the head, wherein the electrical impulse is sufficient to modulate the nerve and modify the medical condition. The system further comprises a software program downloadable onto the mobile device and configured to communicate with the stimulator.

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