Distant energy transfer for artificial human implants

Author

Theodoridis, Michael P. ; Mollov, Stefan V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Univ. of Birmingham, UK

Volume

52

Issue

11

fYear

2005

Firstpage

1931

Lastpage

1938

Abstract

The powering of human implants via inductive coupling has been an object of interest for the past two decades. This paper discusses some of the issues concerning a distant energy link used for supplying artificial human implants, operating at the frequency of 13.56 MHz. A procedure for the design of an energy-receiving coil is given for general applications. A design procedure is also developed, with focus on coils used for supplying human implants. The correctness of the analysis of this later design procedure has been verified by experimental results. Measurements with a human tissue simulant also show little deviation from the predictions.

Keywords

artificial organs; biological tissues; coils; prosthetic power supplies; 13.56 MHz; artificial human implants; distant energy transfer; energy-receiving coil; human tissue simulant; inductive coupling; Capacitors; Coils; Energy exchange; Frequency; Humans; Implants; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Radiofrequency identification; Rectifiers; Contactless energy transfer; planar coil; Computer Simulation; Computer-Aided Design; Electric Power Supplies; Electromagnetic Fields; Energy Transfer; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Models, Theoretical; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Design; Radio Waves; Transducers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9294

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBME.2005.856255

Filename

1519602