Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Implanted device with wireless energy transfer and external alignment feature
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Application No.: US14857130Application Date: 2015-09-17
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Publication No.: US10213538B2Publication Date: 2019-02-26
- Inventor: John Rudser
- Applicant: HeartWare, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL Miami Lakes
- Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
- Current Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Miami Lakes
- Agency: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61M1/10
- IPC: A61M1/10 ; A61M1/12 ; H02J7/02 ; H02J7/00 ; A61N1/378

Abstract:
An implant device includes a housing and an energy receiving element disposed in the housing. The energy receiving element is configured to be electrically connected to an energy-consuming device. The implant device is configured to be mounted within a body of a human or non-human animal. The housing includes a feature configured to be accessible through skin of the animal and to receive a corresponding mating member of an external charger including an energy transmitting element. The energy receiving element is configured to receive energy wirelessly from the energy transmitting element when the external charger is mated with the housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160082171A1 IMPLANTED DEVICE WITH WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER AND EXTERNAL ALIGNMENT FEATURE Public/Granted day:2016-03-24
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