Implantable medical device chargers and charger positioning supports for use with sameAn implantable medical device (IMD) charger apparatus may include an IMD charger including a housing defining a bottom surface, a primary coil located within the housing, and a fastener on the bottom …DRIVE·6d ago·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRICAL IMPLANT DEVICE WITH INCREASED PATIENT COMPLIANCEA system and method for powering a medical device that includes a fixture configured for periodic patient proximity; external electrical coupling device integrated into the fixture wherein the externa…DRIVE·Jun 4·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Intelligent Implants Limited
ACOUSTIC POWER TRANSFER FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICEIn one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to an implantable medical device including a housing having a generally planar portion, and a piezoelectric transducer disposed within the housing, wh…DRIVE·Mar 26·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Medtronic, Inc.
AN IMPROVED MEDICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING IMPLANTSA medical system (100, 300) comprising internal parts (30, 32, 41, 50) for implantation in a patient and external parts (10, 12, 20) for use externally to the patient. The external parts comprise an e…DRIVE·Dec 10·2 min readFollowA61N1/3787IMPLANTICA PATENT LTD [SE]
CHARGING AND UPDATING OF AN IMPLANTABLE HEARING AIDAn implantable hearing aid system is disclosed. According to one or more of the mentioned aspects, the implantable hearing aid system comprises a charger unit which includes a coil unit having a first…DRIVE·Oct 29·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787OTICON MEDICAL AS [DK]
CONTROLLING WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY TO A MEDICAL DEVICEA system for suppling energy to a medical implant is provided. The system comprising an electrically powered medical device adapted to be implanted in a patient, the medical device comprising an inter…DRIVE·Sep 3·2 min readFollowA61N1/3787IMPLANTICA PATENT LTD [SE]
CAPACITIVE COUPLING ENERGY TRANSMISSION NERVE ELECTROSTIMULATION SYSTEM, IN-VIVO NERVE ELECTROSTIMULATOR THEREOF, AND INVITRO ENERGY CONTROLLER THEREOFA nerve electrostimulation system using capacitive coupling energy transmission, in-vivo nerve electrostimulator, and in-vitro energy controller thereof. The nerve electrostimulation system using capa…DRIVE·May 22·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Beijing Leading Innovation Medical Valley Co Ltd
APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH WIRELESS POWER RELAYA wireless power relay apparatus includes: a first antenna configured to wirelessly receive an alternating current (AC) power signal of a first frequency from a wireless power transmission apparatus; …DRIVE·Sep 25·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]
MEDICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING IMPLANTSA medical system comprising internal parts for implantation in a patient and external parts for use externally to the patient is provided. The external parts comprises an external energy source for wi…DRIVE·Mar 14·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Peter Forsell
Wireless Midfield Systems and MethodsImplantable devices and/or sensors can be wirelessly powered by controlling and propagating electromagnetic waves in a patient's tissue. Such implantable devices/sensors can be implanted at target loc…DRIVE·Feb 8·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
External Charger for an Implantable Medical Device Having a Thermal DiffuserAn external charging system for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed having a thermal diffuser proximate to the primary charging coil for distributing heat from the primary charging coil. …DRIVE·Jan 11·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT TO OPTIMIZE CHARGING OF IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATORDevices, systems, and methods for coupling with an implantable neurostimulator for delivering one or more electrical pulses to a target region within a patient's body are disclosed herein. A device, s…DRIVE·Sep 7·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Axonics, Inc
POWER AND DATA TRANSFER IN HEARING PROSTHESESEmbodiments presented herein are generally directed to techniques for separately transferring power and data from an external device to an implantable component of a partially or fully implantable med…DRIVE·Jun 1·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Cochlear Limited
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRICAL IMPLANT DEVICE WITH INCREASED PATIENT COMPLIANCEA system and method for powering a medical device that includes a fixture configured for periodic patient proximity; external electrical coupling device integrated into the fixture wherein the externa…DRIVE·Mar 16·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Intelligent Implants Limited
Inductive Charging Coil Configuration For An Implantable Medical DeviceAn active implantable medical device (AIMD) is described. The AIMD has a rechargeable electrical energy power source connected to a PCB assembly for powering the medical device. The AIMD can sense bio…DRIVE·Feb 2·2 min readFollowA61N1/3787Greatbatch Ltd.
External Charger for an Implantable Medical Device For Adjusting Charging Power Based on Determined Position Using at Least One Sense CoilA charging system for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed having a charging coil and one or more sense coils preferably housed in a charging coil assembly coupled to an electronics module…DRIVE·Jan 12·2 min readFollowA61N1/3787Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
VIVO-IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICEAn in vivo-implantable medical device includes a housing that includes a body part and a protruding part, and that forms a sealed inner space; a power-receiving coil in a part of the inner space and t…DRIVE·Nov 17·2 min readFollowA61N1/3787Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER COIL FOR NEUROMODULATION DEVICEThe present disclosure relates to implantable neuromodulation devices, and in particular to a wireless power coil in a low profile environment such as with a neurostimulator. Particularly, aspects of …DRIVE·Nov 3·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Verily Life Sciences LLC
CHARGING-INDUCED IMPLANT OPERATIONPresented herein are techniques for initiating a night-time mode of operation in an implantable hearing prosthesis in response to detection of night-time recharging operations. More specifically, an i…DRIVE·Oct 13·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Cochlear Limited
EXTERNAL POWER DEVICES AND SYSTEMSDescribed herein are devices, systems, and methods for wireless power transfer utilizing a midfield source and implant. In one variation, a midfield source may be realized by a patterned metal plate c…DRIVE·Sep 29·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787NeuSpera Medical Inc.
DEVICES FOR SUPPLYING ENERGY TO AN ACTIVE EYE IMPLANTA device for supplying power to an active ocular implant in an eye of a user can include a spectacle lens with a first main surface and a second main surface, a light source, and an optical arrangemen…DRIVE·Jun 30·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Carl Zeiss AG
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT OF A WIRELESS CHARGER TO AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICEA magnetic field sensor is positioned in proximity to a charging coil in an implantable medical device (IMD). An external device for charging the IMD includes a primary coil and a magnet positioned in…DRIVE·Jun 30·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Inc.
DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING ENERGY TO AN ACTIVE EYE IMPLANTAn apparatus for supplying energy to an active eye implant can include a beam expander that includes a first expansion element and a second expansion element. The second expansion element can be confi…DRIVE·Jun 30·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Carl Zeiss AG
BI-PHASIC QUASI-STATIC BRAIN COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODA system and method for brain-machine interface communication utilizing Bi-Phasic Quasi-Static Brain Communication (BP-QBC). The system includes a first device and a second device that are in wireless…DRIVE·Jun 23·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Purdue Research Foundation
ACOUSTIC POWER TRANSFER FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICEThe present disclosure is directed to an implantable medical device including a housing having a generally planar portion, and a piezoelectric transducer disposed within the housing, wherein a receivi…DRIVE·May 26·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Medtronic, Inc.
ESTIMATING THE TEMPERATURE OF A HOUSING OF A DEVICETechniques for estimating the temperature of an external portion of a medical device are described. In an example, processing circuitry may determine a temperature sensed by at least one temperature s…DRIVE·May 5·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Medtronic, Inc.
IMPLANTABLE APPARATUSImplantable apparatuses are provided, where the implantable apparatus includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrode signal transceiver connected to the first electrode and the second el…DRIVE·Mar 10·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
POWER CONTROLS FOR AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE POWERED USING ULTRASONIC WAVESMethod and system embodiments for controlling power provided to a device implantable in a subject are described. In some embodiments, a method is performed at the implantable device to receive, from a…DRIVE·Mar 3·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Iota Biosciences, Inc.
HERMETIC FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHODSAn implantable medical device, battery and method include memory configured to store program instructions. At least one of circuitry or a processor are configured to execute the program instructions i…DRIVE·Nov 11·2 min readFollowA61N1/3787Pacesetter, Inc.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT TO OPTIMIZE CHARGING OF IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATORDevices, systems, and methods for coupling with an implantable neurostimulator for delivering one or more electrical pulses to a target region within a patient's body are disclosed herein. A device, s…DRIVE·Oct 21·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Axonics, Inc.
MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENT WITH DUAL-BAND COIL ASSEMBLYPresented herein are techniques that provide an external component of an implantable medical device system with the ability to use a single inductive coil assembly to both receive charging signals fro…DRIVE·Oct 21·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Cochlear Limited
Wireless Midfield Systems and MethodsImplantable devices and/or sensors can be wirelessly powered by controlling and propagating electromagnetic waves in a patient's tissue. Such implantable devices/sensors can be implanted at target loc…DRIVE·Sep 16·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING ENERGY TO A MEDICAL DEVICEAn apparatus configured to control transmission of wireless energy supplied to an electrically operable medical device adapted to be implanted in a mammal patient is provided. The apparatus comprises …DRIVE·Aug 26·2 min readFollowA61N1/3787Peter Forsell
Segmented Conformal Anode For A CapacitorA capacitor for powering an implantable medical device is described. The capacitor includes a casing having contoured surfaces to more closely conform to body contours. This means that the anode house…DRIVE·Jul 22·2 min readFollowA61N1/3787Greatbatch, Ltd.
FIXING DEVICE OF WIRELESS CHARGER AND WIRELESS CHARGING DEVICEThe present invention discloses a fixing device of a wireless charger for an implanted medical device, wherein the fixing device comprising a supporting member wearable on a patient's body and an adju…DRIVE·Jun 3·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787SCENERAY CO., LTD.
RECHARGE ALGORITHM FOR ACCURATE HEAT CONTROL ESTIMATION IN PRESENCE OF FERRITE AND ELECTRONICSA method for controlling charging a power source of an implantable medical device (IMD) in a patient including determining a power being delivered to a primary coil of an external charging device for …DRIVE·Apr 29·2 min readFollowA61N1/3787Medtronic, Inc.
External Charger for an Implantable Medical Device Having a Thermal DiffuserAn external charging system for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed having a thermal diffuser proximate to the primary charging coil for distributing heat from the primary charging coil. …DRIVE·Mar 25·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
External Charger for an Implantable Medical Device Having at Least One Sense Coil Concentric with a Charging Coil For Determining PositionA charging system for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed having a charging coil and one or more sense coils. The charging coil and one or more sense coils are preferably housed in a char…DRIVE·Jun 18·2 min readFollowA61N1/3787Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
External Charger for an Implantable Medical Device Having a Thermal DiffuserAn external charging system for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed having a thermal diffuser proximate to the primary charging coil for distributing heat from the primary charging coil. …DRIVE·Dec 6·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
WIRELESS RE-CHARGE OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICENear-field energy transmitters for charging a rechargeable power source of an implantable medical device (IMD). In some cases, the transmitter may include an output driver that may drive a transmit co…DRIVE·May 24·1 min readFollowA61N1/3787CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
