Motor-operated gastric banding device or gastric ring comprising at least one misaligned receiving antenna for power supply, remote control and data transmission by means of induction
US8096989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/0053
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A motorized gastric ring or “AGM” including a motor acting on a diameter of the ring and actuated by induction toward an integrated receiving antenna from at least one outer transmitting antenna, wherein the ring includes at least one receiving antenna, the at least one antenna being disoriented relative to a plane extending through the gastric ring, and integrated electronics adapted to substantially optimally use energy received.
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