Method for optimally positioning and securing the external unit

Details Method for optimally positioning and securing the external unit Method for optimally positioning and securing the external unit

Filed on

1994-05-06

Date issued

1996-08-13

Examiner

Cohen, Lee S.

Patent Class

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

SubClass

Light, thermal, and electrical application

SubSubClass

Electrical therapeutic systems

Other Related Categories

607 60, 607 61, 128899, 128DIG15, A61F 218

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

055451918

Description

ABSTRACT:
A transcutaneous coupling device having an implanted unit and an external unit uses VELCRO for attaching the external unit to the skin in a proper location for optimal electromagnetic coupling between the units. The VELCRO has two surfaces, which adhere to one another, one surface being affixed to the external unit, and the other surface being adhesively attached to the skin. In one embodiment, the VELCRO is a patch coextensive with the surface area of the side of the external unit. In another embodiment, where the thickness of the VELCRO interferes with the coupling, the VELCRO takes the form of a ring or set of smaller patches permitting projecting portions of the side of the external unit to directly contact the skin for better coupling.

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patent: 4726378 (1988-02-01), Kaplan
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patent: 4848351 (1989-07-01), Finch
patent: 5058592 (1991-10-01), Whisler
patent: 5095904 (1992-03-01), Seligman et al.

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