Optical Power Delivery to Implanted Medical Devices

An optical wireless power system to provide power to a medical implant assembly in a subject, comprising:

• the medical implant assembly including:
• one or more photovoltaic cells configured to convert a plurality of light beams transmitted by a solar light source to electrical power;
• the medical implant device implanted in the subject;
• a rechargeable battery configured to provide power to the medical implant device and other components of the medical implant assembly, the rechargeable battery to be charged by the electrical power of the one or more photovoltaic cells;
• a battery charger controller configured to charge the rechargeable battery and to provide electrical power to the medical implant device;
• and
• a wireless transceiver configured to communicate rechargeable battery status and other medical implant device parameters of the medical implant assembly to a mobile communication or computing device.

An optical wireless power delivery system to provide power to a medical implant assembly in a subject, comprising:

• a charging assembly including:
• one or more first LED light assemblies configured to transmit a plurality of light beams to a skin of the subject;
• a rechargeable power supply configured to provide power to the charging assembly;
• a first wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the medical implant assembly and/or a base station to provide status of a rechargeable power supply in the medical implant assembly;
• an optical repeater assembly, the optical repeater assembly including:
• one or more first photovoltaic cells configured to convert the plurality of light beams transmitted by the one or more first LED light assemblies to electrical power;
• a first rechargeable battery,
• a repeater microcontroller configured to control operations of the optical repeater assembly;
• a battery charger controller configured to receive the electrical power from the one or more first photovoltaic cells, to charge the first rechargeable battery and to provide electrical power to one or more second LED light assemblies;
• and
• the one or more second LED light assemblies to transmit a plurality of repeater light beams;
• and
• the medical implant assembly including:
• a medical implant device implanted in the subject;
• one or more second photovoltaic cells configured to convert the plurality of repeater light beams transmitted by the one or more second LED light assemblies to electrical power;
• a second rechargeable battery configured to provide power to the medical implant device and other components of the medical implant assembly;
• a second battery charger controller configured to charge the second rechargeable battery and to provide electrical power to the medical implant device;
• and
• a second wireless transceiver configured to communicate a status of the second rechargeable battery and other medical implant device parameters of the medical implant assembly to the first wireless transceiver or a base station.

A method of providing optical power to a medical implant device, comprising:

• generating, by one or more lighting assemblies, a plurality of lights beams, the plurality of light beams from the one or more lighting assemblies directed to a medical implant assembly embedded or implanted in a patient's tissue or skin;
• converting, via one or more photovoltaic cells, the plurality of light beams to electrical energy or power;
• transferring the electrical energy or power to a battery charging circuit or controller;
• charging, via the battery charging circuit or controller, one or more rechargeable batteries with the electrical energy or power;
• transferring or providing the electrical energy or power to the medical implant device via the battery charging circuit or controller or the one or more rechargeable batteries;
• generating battery status or charging parameters at the battery charging circuit or controller;
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• transmitting, via a Medical Implant Communication System (MICS) wireless transceiver, the battery status or charging parameters to a charging assembly or a computing device.