External coil assembly for implantable medical prostheses

Details External coil assembly for implantable medical prostheses External coil assembly for implantable medical prostheses

2011-08-30

2011-08-30

Patel, Niketa (Department: 3762)

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical therapeutic systems

C607S061000, C343S742000, C340S539120, C340S539160, C307S104000

Reexamination Certificate

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08010206

ABSTRACT:
Methods and devices for inductively coupled implants on the human or animal body are disclosed. An external coil assembly to be used with the implant has a transmitting coil and one or more receiving coils. The number of the receiving coils, their distance from the transmitting coil and their shape is chosen to reduce the influence of a noise signal received by the external coil assembly.

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