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Autonomous intracorporeal capsule with double energy harvesting

US9095716B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

SORIN CRM SAS · FR

Inventors

Alaa Makdissi · Paris, FR
Martin Deterre · Paris, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 12, 2013
Grant date	Aug 4, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 12, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/3785
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A intracorporeal medical capsule is shown and described. The capsule includes an elastically deformable base having an anchor at one end and coupled to a capsule body at the opposite end. An energy harvesting element is elastically coupled to a seismic mass within the capsule body. The elastically deformable base increases energy harvested at the energy harvesting element due to elastic movement of the capsule body in the presence of blood flow around the capsule body.

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