Implanted system with DC free inputs and outputs
AssigneeMED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
InventorsClemens Zierhofer, Ingeborg Hochmair
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Abstract
An implantable electronic system is described. An implantable power supply includes multiple power input ports for receiving an externally generated power supply signal, and multiple power output ports for developing a detected power signal. An implantable prosthetic processing module includes multiple prosthetic processing input ports connected by wire to the power output ports for receiving the detected power signal, and multiple prosthetic processing output ports for developing a prosthetic stimulation signal output for electrically stimulating target neural tissue. Each of the multiple ports is adapted to operate without developing a dc potential.
Claims11
An implantable electronic system comprising:
- an implantable power supply including:
- i. a plurality of power input ports configured to receive an externally generated power supply signal without developing a dc potential, and
- ii. a plurality of power output ports configured to develop a detected power signal without developing a dc potential;
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- an implantable prosthetic processing module including:
- i. a plurality of prosthetic processing input ports connected to the power output ports and configured to receive the detected power signal without developing a dc potential, and
- ii. a plurality of prosthetic processing output ports configured to develop a prosthetic stimulation signal output without developing a dc potential for electrically stimulating target neural tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.