Wide band through-body ultrasonic communication system
US10313027B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03H9/0004
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wide band through-body communication system communicates data through the body ultrasonically. A MEMS device such as a CMUT transducer is configured to transmit and/or receive ultrasonic data signals within a broad band of operating frequencies. The transducer transmits the ultrasonic data signals through the body to a similarly configured ultrasonic receiver, and/or receives ultrasonic data signals which have been conveyed through the body from a similarly configured ultrasonic transmitter for decoding and processing. In a preferred implementation a CMUT transducer is operated in a collapsed mode.
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