External wireless power transfer coil
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsDavid J. Peichel, Ramesh Raghupathy
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Abstract
An external coil system for a transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS), the external coil being configured to transfer energy sufficient to power and implantable blood pump. The system includes a housing containing the external coil, the housing includes a thermal insulating base, the external coil being partially disposed within the thermal insulating base and a thermally conductive plastic, the external coil being partially disposed within the thermally conductive plastic.
Claims20
An external coil system for a transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS), the external coil being configured to transfer energy sufficient to power and implantable blood pump and controller, the system comprising:
- a housing containing the external coil, the housing including:
- a thermal insulating base, the external coil being partially disposed within the thermal insulating base;
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- a thermally conductive plastic, the external coil being partially disposed within the thermally conductive plastic.
An external coil system for a transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS), the external coil being configured to transfer energy sufficient to power and implantable blood pump and controller, the system comprising:
- a housing containing the external coil, the housing including:
- a foam base, the external coil being partially disposed within the foam;
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- a thermally conductive plastic, the external coil being partially disposed within the thermally conductive plastic, the thermally conductive plastic being coated with rubber;
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- a plurality of temperature sensors disposed within the housing.
An external coil system for a transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS), the external coil being configured to transfer energy sufficient to power and implantable blood pump, the system comprising:
- a housing enclosing the external coil, the housing including:
- a foam base coated with rubber and defining a first channel;
- a thermally conductive plastic defining a second channel, the external coil is sized to be received within the first channel and the second channel when sandwiched between the foam base and the thermally conductive plastic;
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- a plurality of temperature sensors disposed within the housing on the surface of the external coil;
- a garment alignment fabric layer coupled to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.