Wearable antenna assembly
AssigneeStimwave Technologies Incorporated
InventorsLaura Tyler Perryman, Elizabeth Greene, Chad Andresen
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Abstract
A wearable device for facilitating neurophysiological treatment of a patient harboring an implanted neural stimulator is provided. The wearable device includes a transmitting antenna configured to accept one or more input signals and to transmit one or more electromagnetic signals to a neural stimulator that is implanted in a patient's body. The wearable device further includes a control circuitry configured to provide the one or more input signals to the transmitting antenna. The wearable device further includes a battery that provides electrical power to at least the control circuitry. The wearable device is configured to be worn outside the patient's body.
Claims19
A wearable device for facilitating neurophysiological treatment, the wearable device comprising:
- a transmitting antenna configured to accept one or more input signals provided from within the wearable device and to transmit one or more electromagnetic signals to an implantable neural stimulator non-inductively such that the implantable neural stimulator is remotely powered by energy in the transmitted electromagnetic signals;
- a control circuit configured to provide the one or more input signals to the transmitting antenna;
- a battery that provides electrical power to at least the control circuitry, the wearable device configured to be worn outside the patient's body;
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- the transmit antenna comprises a plurality of layers arranged such that when the wearable device is worn, the plurality of layers are substantially parallel to a surface of the patient's body, the plurality of layers comprising:
- a ground plane located distal to the patient's body;
- a conductor layer between the ground plane and the surface of the patient's body;
- a non-conductive layer between the ground plane and the conductor layer;
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- a dielectric layer between the conductor layer and the surface of the patient's body such that the dielectric layer is proximal to the patient's body.
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