Implants using ultrasonic communication for neural sensing and stimulation
US11717689B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB06B1/0648
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Described herein is an implantable medical device that includes a body having one or more ultrasonic transducers configured to receive ultrasonic waves and convert energy from the ultrasonic waves into an electrical energy, two or more electrodes in electrical communication with the ultrasonic transducer, and a clip attached to the body that is configured to at least partially surround a nerve and/or a filamentous tissue and position the two or more electrodes in electrical communication with the nerve. In certain examples, the implantable medical device includes two ultrasonic transducers with orthogonal polarization axes. Also described herein are methods for treating incontinence in a subject by converting energy from ultrasonic waves into an electrical energy that powers a full implanted medical device, and electrically stimulating a tibial nerve, a pudendal nerve, or a sacral nerve, or a branch thereof, using the fully implanted medical device.
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