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Apparatus and method to control an implant

US9061151B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims

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Inventors

Adi Mashiach · Court-Saint-Etienne, BE
Carsten Mueller · Sankt Ingbert, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 24, 2014
Grant date	Jun 23, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 24, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF04C2270/0421
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a housing configured to retain a battery, a primary antenna associated with the housing, and at least one processor in electrical communication with the battery and the primary antenna. In some embodiments, the at least one processor may be configured to cause transmission of a primary signal from the primary antenna to an implantable device during a treatment session of at least three hours in duration, wherein the primary signal is generated using power supplied by the battery and includes a pulse train, the pulse train including a plurality of modulation pulses.

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