title: Design of the next-generation medical implants with communication energy and ports.
abstract: In this work, we provide an effective solution to the communication and power supply problems in miniature medical devices implanted within the human body. The volume conduction property of the human tissue is utilized as a natural cable for the delivery of both information and energy. A practical design is presented consisting of a small, simple, and convenient external device called an energy pad.
authors: Laboratory for Computational Neuroscience, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. mrsun@neuronet.pitt.edu
authors: Mingui
authors: M
authors: Sun
authors: Steven A
authors: SA
authors: Hackworth
authors: Zhide
authors: Z
authors: Tang
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Zhao
authors: Daliang
authors: D
authors: Li
authors: Sharon E
authors: SE
authors: Enos
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Errigo
authors: Gary
authors: G
authors: Gilbert
authors: Ronald
authors: R
authors: Marchessault
authors: Sylvain
authors: S
authors: Cardin
authors: Troy
authors: T
authors: Turner
authors: Robert J
authors: RJ
authors: Sclabassi
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014481:United States