# US 11,298,549 B2 · Control housing for disposable patch > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,298,549 B2 - Document ID: US11298549B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/589,726 - Filed: 2017-05-08 - Published: 2017-08-31 - Granted: 2022-04-12 - Earliest claimed: 2013-06-17 - Assignees: Nyxoah SA - Applicants: Nyxoah SA - Inventors: Adi Mashiach; Itzik Mashiach; Guy Siman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11298549B2 ## CPC - A61N 1/37223: {Circuits for electromagnetic coupling} - A61B 5/0031: {Implanted circuitry} - A61B 5/01: Measuring temperature of body parts {; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue} (clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20) - A61B 5/11: Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb {(A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721)} - A61B 5/113: occurring during breathing - A61B 5/389: Electromyography [EMG] - A61B 5/4818: {Sleep apnoea} - A61B 5/682: {Mouth, e.g., oral cavity; tongue; Lips; Teeth} - A61B 7/04: Electric stethoscopes - A61B 17/30: Surgical pincettes, i.e. surgical tweezers {without pivotal connections (for holding suture needles or materials A61B17/0483)} - A61F 5/566: {Intra-oral devices} - A61N 1/0404: {for external use (A61N1/06 takes precedence)} - A61N 1/0456: {Specially adapted for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS]} - A61N 1/0492: {Patch electrodes (A61N1/0412, A61N1/0428 take precedence)} - A61N 1/0514: {Electrodes for the urinary tract} - A61N 1/0526: {Head electrodes (A61N1/0551 takes precedence)} - A61N 1/0553: {Paddle shaped electrodes, e.g. for laminotomy} - A61N 1/36003: {of motor muscles, e.g. for walking assistance} - A61N 1/3601: {of respiratory organs} - A61N 1/36014: {External stimulators, e.g. with patch electrodes (external pacemakers A61N1/3625)} - A61N 1/3605: {Implantable neurostimulators for stimulating central or peripheral nerve system} - A61N 1/36057: {adapted for stimulating afferent nerves} - A61N 1/36075: {Headache or migraine} - A61N 1/3611: {Respiration control (stimulating respiratory organs A61N1/3601)} - A61N 1/36117: {for treating hypertension} - A61N 1/36135: {using physiological parameters} - A61N 1/36139: {with automatic adjustment} - A61N 1/36146: {specified by the stimulation parameters} - A61N 1/37229: {Shape or location of the implanted or external antenna} - A61N 1/3756: {Casings with electrodes thereon, e.g. leadless stimulators} - A61N 1/3758: {Packaging of the components within the casing} - A61N 1/3787: {from an external energy source} - A61N 2/006: {for magnetic stimulation of nerve tissue} - A61B 5/4519: {Muscles (measuring muscular strength A61B5/224; using electromyography [EMG] A61B5/389)} - A61B 5/6822: {Neck} - A61B 5/6833: {Adhesive patches} - A61B 5/6876: {Blood vessel} - A61B 2560/0219: of externally powered implanted units - A61B 2562/16: Details of sensor housings or probes; Details of structural supports for sensors (A61B2560/0462 takes precedence) - A61B 2562/164: the sensor is mounted in or on a conformable substrate or carrier - A61B 2562/227: Sensors with electrical connectors - A61N 2/02: using magnetic fields produced by coils, including single turn loops or electromagnets (A61N2/12 takes precedence) - A61N 2001/37294: {Means for testing medical devices within the package prior to implantation} - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract A medical device control unit is provided. The control unit may include at least one processing device, a circuit electrically coupled to the at least one processing device, and a flexible housing configured to contain the at least one processing device and the circuit. The flexible housing may include at least one connection portion configured to engage a connector protruding from a flexible carrier, and at least one electrical contact electrically coupled to the circuit and configured to establish an electrical connection with an exposed electrical contact on the flexible carrier when the connection portion is engaged with the at least one connection portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A control unit for attachment to a subject, the control unit comprising: a carrier configured to be attached to the subject, the carrier including: a first planar surface; a connector protruding from the first planar surface, and a circular electrical contact portion formed on the first planar surface and surrounding the connector; and a housing configured to contain at least one processing device and a circuit electrically coupled to the at least one processing device, for releasably connecting to the carrier, the housing including: a second planar surface facing the first planar surface of the carrier; a recess disposed on the second planar surface and configured to receive the connector of the carrier; and a pair of electrical contacts exposed on the second planar surface of the housing, the pair of electrical contacts being separated from each other and electrically coupled to the circuit, and the pair of electrical contacts being disposed equidistant from a center of the recess at a distance equal to a radius of the circular electrical contact portion on the first planar surface of the carrier, wherein, when the housing is connected to the carrier, both of the electrical contacts in the pair of electrical contacts electrically contact the circular electrical contact portion on the first planar surface of the carrier. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The control unit of claim 1, further comprising a primary antenna contained within the housing and configured to communicate with a secondary antenna associated with an implant unit configured for placement in the subject. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The control unit of claim 1, wherein the housing is configured to include a flexible portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The control unit of claim 3, wherein the housing includes a rigid portion located in a central portion of the housing distinct from each end portion of the housing, wherein the end portions of the housing are configured to bend approximately 15-60 degrees. ### Claim 5 The control unit of 1, wherein the housing includes at least one of a particulate substance and a ferrite substance. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The control unit of claim 5, wherein the housing includes a ferrite substance, the ferrite substance reflecting a radiofrequency signal transmitted by an antenna contained within the housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The control unit of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a ferrite substance, the ferrite substance absorbing a radiofrequency signal transmitted by an antenna contained within the housing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The control unit of claim 1, wherein the housing is at least three times as large in a lateral direction as in a height direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The control unit of claim 1, wherein the pair of electrical contacts are disposed equidistant from a center of the housing. ### Claim 10 A control unit, comprising: a carrier configured to be attached to a subject, the carrier including: a first planar surface; a connector protruding from the first planar surface, and a circular electrical contact portion formed on the first planar surface and surrounding the connector; and a housing configured to contain at least one processing device and a circuit electrically coupled to the at least one processing device, for releasably connecting to the carrier via a mechanical connection in a center portion of the housing, the housing including: a second planar surface facing the first planar surface of the carrier; a recess disposed on the second planar surface and configured to receive the connector of the carrier; and a pair of electrical contacts on the second planar surface of the housing distinct from the center portion, the pair of electrical contacts being separated from each other and electrically coupled to the circuit, and the pair of electrical contacts being disposed equidistant from a center of the recess at a distance equal to a radius of the circular electrical contact portion on the first planar surface of the carrier, wherein, when the housing is connected to the carrier via the mechanical connection, both of the electrical contacts in the pair of electrical contacts electrically contact the circular electrical contact portion exposed on the first planar surface of the carrier. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The control unit of claim 10, further comprising a primary antenna contained within the housing and configured to communicate with a secondary antenna associated with an implant unit configured for placement in a subject. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The control unit of claim 10, wherein the housing is configured to include a flexible portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The control unit of claim 12, wherein the center portion of the housing is rigid and distinct from each end portion of the housing, wherein the end portions of the housing are configured to bend approximately 15-60 degrees. ### Claim 14 The control unit of 10, wherein the housing includes at least one of a particulate substance and a ferrite substance. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The control unit of claim 14, wherein the housing includes a ferrite substance, the ferrite substance reflecting a radiofrequency signal transmitted by an antenna contained within the housing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The control unit of claim 10, wherein the housing includes a ferrite substance, the ferrite substance absorbing a radiofrequency signal transmitted by an antenna contained within the housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The control unit of claim 10, wherein the housing is at least three times as large in a lateral direction as in a height direction. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The control unit of claim 10, wherein the pair of electrical contacts are disposed equidistant from a center of the housing. ### Claim 19 A control unit for attachment to a subject, the control unit comprising: a carrier configured to be attached to the subject, the carrier including: a first planar surface; a connector protruding from the first planar surface, and a circular electrical contact portion formed on the first planar surface and surrounding the connector; and a housing configured to contain at least one processing device and a circuit electrically coupled to the at least one processing device, for releasably connecting to the carrier via a mechanical connection, the housing including: a second planar surface facing the first planar surface of the carrier; a recess disposed on the second planar surface and configured to receive the connector of the carrier; and a pair of electrical contacts exposed on the second planar surface of the housing distinct from the mechanical connection, the pair of electrical contacts being separated from each other and electrically coupled to the circuit, and the pair of electrical contacts being disposed equidistant from a center of the recess at a distance equal to a radius of the circular electrical contact portion on the first planar surface of the carrier, wherein, when the housing is connected to the carrier via the mechanical connection, both of the electrical contacts in the pair of electrical contacts electrically contact the circular electrical contact portion on the first planar surface of the carrier.