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Elongated implant having an external energy coupling

US8170672B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Biotronik CRM Patent AG · CH

Inventors

Ingo Weiss · Berlin, DE
Thomas Doerr · Berlin, DE
Andreas Neumann · Hamburg, DE
Erhard Flach · Berlin, DE
André Burch · Bülach, CH

Key dates

Filing date	May 18, 2009
Grant date	May 1, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 26, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/3787
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Electrotherapeutic implant for stimulation of body tissue, comprising at least two electrode poles (14) which are connected to electric feeder lines, a demodulation unit (22), at least one electric feeder line (20), which is designed as an antenna and contacts the demodulation unit (22), wherein the implant (10) is fabricated from one piece, can be affixed (16) at the treatment site and is equipped with a biocompatible insulation, whereby the components of the implant (10) are designed so that a therapeutic energy which can be injected from the outside over the antenna (20) during the treatment is delivered to the therapeutic target region without intermediate storage.

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