US 12,246,185 B2
Method and apparatus for supplying energy to a medical device
Peter Forsell, Bouveret (CH)
Filed by Peter Forsell, Bouveret (CH)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/197,058.
Application 17/197,058 is a continuation of application No. 16/423,262, filed on May 28, 2019, granted, now 10,974,057.
Application 16/423,262 is a continuation of application No. 15/784,217, filed on Oct. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,300,292, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 15/784,217 is a continuation of application No. 14/702,871, filed on May 4, 2015, granted, now 9,789,323, issued on Oct. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0260388 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H04B 5/79 (2024.01); H02J 50/70 (2016.01)
CPC A61N 1/3787 (2013.01) [A61B 17/12 (2013.01); A61N 1/08 (2013.01); H02J 7/00034 (2020.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H04B 5/79 (2024.01); A61B 2560/0214 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0001 (2013.01); H02J 50/70 (2016.02)] 19 Claims
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1. An apparatus configured to control transmission of wireless energy supplied to an electrically operable medical device adapted to be implanted in a mammal patient, comprising:
an external energy source adapted to be located outside the mammal patient and comprising an external control unit, the external energy source being adapted to transmit wireless energy,
an internal energy receiver located inside the patient and comprising an internal control unit, the internal energy receiver being adapted to receive the wireless energy, the internal energy receiver being configured to directly or indirectly supply the wirelessly received energy to the electrically operable medical device, and
a control unit comprising the internal control unit or the external control unit,
wherein the electrically operable medical device is adapted to transfer control information to the control unit, the control information being related to an energy adapted for operating the medical device and said control information being adapted to be used to control the receipt of energy,
wherein the internal energy receiver is configured to receive the wireless energy based on an energy balance being determined based on repeatedly detecting a direction and rate of change in a current amount of accumulated energy in the internal energy receiver.