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Reference Number
025418/0010
Application Number
09787318.6
Technologies
Health Technologies
Machinery Technologies
Energy Technologies
Electrical & Electronic
Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
Readiness Level 6
Patent Number
2482921
Application Status
Received Document
Keywords
Functional electrical stimulation, Implanted stimulator, Zero-voltage switching, Power efficiency.bionic ear, severe to profound hearing loss, medical device
Relevant Sectors
Health
Electrical & Electronics
Machine
Patent Protection
2482921 Received Document_Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland, England, Italy, Holland, Poland, Sweden, Austria US13/498898 Received Document_USA, 2009353550 Australia, 2482921 EPO, PCT/IB09/054249 WIPO
Summary
This patent describes a technique that minimizes current source energy loss in embedded stimulator microchips, such as cochlear implants in bionic ears, whose energy is supplied inductively from outside the body, thus prolonging battery charging time