Title :
A method for construction of Nitinol antenna for implantable medical devices
Author :
Kaijie Wu ; Casey, Shawn Patrick ; Lei Zhao ; Xinyu Chai
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Inf. & Electr. Eng., Shanghai JiaoTong Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
A methods for construction of inductively coupled implants within human or animal bodies are disclosed. An internal coil assembly to be used with the implant and receives both power and data from the external transmitting coil. The internal coil assembly design and choice of specific construction materials significantly reduces size while improving biocompatibility and ease of implantation. Nickel Titanium shape-memory alloy (Nitinol) is used with other materials to form a functional, biocompatible antenna. The geometry of the internal receiving coil assembly and distance are chosen to reduce the influence of noise and increase efficiency.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical materials; coils; nickel alloys; prosthetics; self-assembly; shape memory effects; titanium alloys; NiTi; Nitinol antenna; animal bodies; biocompatibility; external transmitting coil; functional biocompatible antenna; human bodies; implantable medical devices; implantation; inductively coupled implants; internal coil assembly design; noise; shape-memory alloy; Antennas; Copper; Gold; Implants; Materials; Spirals; Antenna; Inductive Coupling; Nitinol; Vsual Prosthesis; Wireless Power Transfer;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2013 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2760-9
DOI :
10.1109/BMEI.2013.6746946
