Design of the next-generation medical implants with communication energy and ports.
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.
Sun
Mingui
M
Laboratory for Computational Neuroscience, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. mrsun@neuronet.pitt.edu
Hackworth
Steven A
SA
Tang
Zhide
Z
Zhao
Jun
J
Li
Daliang
D
Enos
Sharon E
SE
Errigo
Brian
B
Gilbert
Gary
G
Marchessault
Ronald
R
Cardin
Sylvain
S
Turner
Troy
T
Sclabassi
Robert J
RJ
D003142:Communication; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014481:United States