Title :
Energy harvesting devices as long lasting power sources for the next generation pacemakers
Author :
Lefeuvre, Elie ; Risquez, S. ; Woytasik, Marion ; Deterre, Martin ; Boutaud, Bertrand ; Dal Molin, Renzo
Author_Institution :
Univ. Paris Sud, Orsay, France
Abstract :
This paper presents devices for harvesting energy from regular blood pressure variation in heart cavities. Specific challenges of this concept are analyzed. First, a very flexible and hermetic packaging solution is proposed. Then, piezoelectric and electrostatic transducers are conceived and optimized for the pacemaker application. According to our simulations and experiments, the proposed devices should provide the targeted electrical energy of 10 μJ per heartbeat in real environment.
Keywords :
blood; electrostatic devices; energy harvesting; pacemakers; piezoelectric transducers; electrical energy; electrostatic transducers; energy 10 muJ; energy harvesting devices; flexible packaging solution; heart cavities; hermetic packaging solution; long lasting power sources; next generation pacemakers; piezoelectric transducers; regular blood pressure variation; Fabrication; Indexes; Pacemakers; Power engineering; electrostatic; energy harvesting; medical implant; packaging; piezoelectric;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics (ICM), 2013 25th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beirut
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3569-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICM.2013.6735026
