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US 10,744,339 B2Granted
Wireless neural stimulator with injectable
AssigneeStimAire, Inc.
InventorTarek Makansi
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Abstract
Neural stimulator systems with an external magnetic coil to produce changing magnetic fields is applied outside the body, in conjunction with one or more tiny injectable objects that concentrates the induced electric field to a highly-targeted location. These systems include a driver circuit for the magnetic coil that allows for high voltage and fast pulses in the coil, while requiring low-voltage power supply that may be powered by a wearable or portable external device, along with the coil and driver circuit.
Claims16
A neuromodulation system, comprising:
- one or more injectable microstimulators comprising a length of 10 mm or less, a diameter between 0.5 mm and 3 mm, and lacking a battery;
- and
- an external free running resonance magnetic field generator, comprising:
- a coil:
- a capacitor connected in parallel with the coil such that a stimulation signal is a portion in time of a resonance between the parallel capacitor and coil;
- a DC power supply at a first side of the parallel capacitor and coil, and configured to activate the parallel coil and capacitor;
- a switch to ground on a second side of the parallel capacitor and coil, wherein the switch comprises a transistor and a rectifier;
- and
- a microprocessor configured to turn off a gate or a base of the transistor just prior to a first series of decaying resonant pulses to provide a free running resonance between the coil and the capacitor and then turn on the gate or base to build up a current in the magnetic field generator prior to a second series of decaying resonant pulses to reduce electrical energy in the coil between the first and second series.
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