# US 10,770,919 B2 · Wireless energy transfer system and wearables > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,770,919 B2 - Document ID: US10770919B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/175,128 - Filed: 2018-10-30 - Published: 2019-02-28 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-08-31 - Assignees: Tc1 LLC - Applicants: Tc1 LLC - Inventors: Carine Hoarau; Jeffrey R. Lind; Ian Coll McEachern; John Nguyen; Joanna M. Ignacio; Chalan Koneru; John Curtis Layton; Nicole L. Parks; Leif A. Erickson; Serge Dubeau; Martin A. Leugers; Alex R. Brown - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10770919B2 ## CPC - H02J 50/10: using inductive coupling - A41D 1/04: Vests, jerseys, sweaters or the like - A41D 13/1245: {for the upper part of the body} - A41D 13/1281: {with incorporated means for medical monitoring} - A41D 27/205: {Pockets adapted to receive a mobile phone or other electronic equipment} - A41F 9/002: {Free belts} - A41F 9/025: {Adjustable belts or girdles} - A61M 60/178: drawing blood from a ventricle and returning the blood to the arterial system via a cannula external to the ventricle, e.g. left or right ventricular assist devices - A61M 60/216: including a rotating member acting on the blood, e.g. impeller - A61M 60/508: Electronic control means, e.g. for feedback regulation - A61M 60/585: User interfaces - A61M 60/873: specially adapted for wireless or transcutaneous energy transfer [TET], e.g. inductive charging - A61M 60/875: specially adapted for optimising alignment of external and implantable coils - A61M 60/876: Implantable batteries - A61M 2205/8206: battery-operated - A61M 2205/8237: Charging means - A61M 2205/8243: by induction - A61M 2209/088: on the body - H02J 2105/46: Medical devices, medical implants or life supporting devices - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES - A41F: GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract Disclosed are systems for wireless energy transfer including transcutaneous energy transfer. Embodiments are disclosed for user interface (UI) hubs to connect multiple batteries and to output system information to a patient. Embodiments are further disclosed for garments and devices to be worn by a patient requiring treatment. The garments are configured for a desired placement of a transmitter coil relative to a body of the patient and for facilitating patient comfort and quality of life. Methods for manufacturing and using the devices and the systems are also disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a plurality of batteries; and a plurality of hubs corresponding to the plurality of batteries, each hub of the plurality of hubs comprising a battery clip configured to retain a respective battery of the plurality of batteries and said each hub configured for connection to at least one other hub of the plurality of hubs and to control at least one function of the system, wherein at least one hub of said plurality of hubs comprises a screen located adjacent the battery clip on the at least one hub, and wherein each battery clip for the plurality of hubs is a same type of battery clip. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one hub is integrated into a wearable garment and comprises a system computer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one hub is configured for a two-way communication with an implanted medical device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the at least one hub further comprises an input device configured to receive an input of user settings, and wherein the system computer is configured to transmit the user settings to the implanted medical device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the system computer comprises a memory configured to store the user settings. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the system computer is further configured to receive operation information from the implanted medical device for display on the output device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one hub comprises an input device. ### Claim 8 An accessory carrier for a patient requiring treatment, the accessory carrier comprising: a carrier having an interior for holding components of a medical system, the interior of the carrier including a storage compartment for securing a battery, wherein a hub window is defined in the carrier, the hub window positioned and oriented on the carrier to align with a user interface of the battery when the battery is positioned in the storage compartment; a flap covering at least a portion of the carrier; a strap for draping the carrier over a body of the patient; and a closure for sealing the flap against the carrier. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The accessory carrier of claim 8, wherein the storage compartment includes a first clip, and wherein the interior of the carrier further includes a divider for separating the battery from remaining components of the interior. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The accessory carrier of claim 9, further comprising a metal backing plate on the first clip positioned along a back of a battery to be inserted in the carrier. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The accessory carrier of claim 9, wherein the hub window is formed in a bottom of the carrier proximate the first clip. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The accessory carrier of claim 8, wherein the carrier is substantially formed of a non-metal material. ### Claim 13 A system for wireless energy transfer for an implantable medical device, the system comprising: a transmitter coil; at least one battery for powering the implantable medical device; and a garment to be worn by a patient requiring treatment, the garment comprising: a body portion formed as a vest to be worn by the patient; and at least one pocket for holding and maintaining the transmitter coil at a desired location relative to the body of the patient. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the body portion includes two shoulder straps configured to extend over shoulders of the patient when the vest is worn by the patient. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one pocket includes at least one zip closure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one zip closure includes two zip closures.