A proposal on wireless power transfer for medical implantable applications based on reviews

Author

Je-Dok Kim ; Sun, Chao ; In-Soo Suh

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. for Green Transp., KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea

fYear

2014

fDate

8-9 May 2014

Firstpage

166

Lastpage

169

Abstract

Since wireless power transfer technology (WPT) gains its popularity, broad range of application and research are performed in the field of medical implantable applications. In this paper, we review the technical status of WPT system applied to medical implant devices. As a practical application of this technology, the current achievements and challenges of wireless capsule endoscopy are reviewed and analyzed, in view of its design, functional requirement and related issues in WPT. And WPT application to artificial heart is also discussed. Based upon the analysis, we propose a research directions and WPT consideration in designing a WPT system for implantable medical applications.

Keywords

artificial organs; endoscopes; inductive power transmission; WPT; artificial heart; functional requirement; medical implantable applications; wireless capsule endoscopy; wireless power transfer technology; Coils; Couplings; Endoscopes; Heart; Implants; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Wireless power transfer; artificial heart; medical implant; wireless capsule endoscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC), 2014 IEEE

Conference_Location

Jeju

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WPT.2014.6839592

Filename

6839592