In-vitro platform to study ultrasound as source for wireless energy transfer and communication for implanted medical devices

Francesco Mazzilli, Michela Peisino, Rostand Mitouassiwou, Benjamin Cotté, Prakash Thoppay, Cyril Lafon, Patrick Favre, Eric Meurville, Catherine Dehollain

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Abstract

A platform to study ultrasound as a source for wireless energy transfer and communication for implanted medical devices is described. A tank is used as a container for a pair of electroacoustic transducers, where a control unit is fixed to one wall of the tank and a transponder can be manually moved in three axes and rotate using a mechanical system. The tank is filled with water to allow acoustic energy and data transfer, and the system is optimized to avoid parasitic effects due to cables, reflection paths and cross talk problems. A printed circuit board is developed to test energy scavenging such that enough acoustic intensity is generated by the control unit to recharge a battery loaded to the transponder. In the same manner, a second printed circuit board is fabricated to study transmission of information through acoustic waves.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
Pages3751-3754
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Duration: 31 Aug 20104 Sept 2010

Publication series

Name2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10

Conference

Conference2010 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
Country/TerritoryArgentina
CityBuenos Aires
Period31/08/104/09/10

Keywords

  • Biomedical telemetry
  • Energy scavenging
  • Implanted medical devices
  • Sensor networks
  • Ultrasound
  • Wireless communication

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