Nerve stimulation device with a wearable loop antenna
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61B-005/04
A61N-001/372
A61B-005/00
A61B-005/0476
A61N-001/36
출원번호
US-0644058
(2015-03-10)
등록번호
US-9480845
(2016-11-01)
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/ 주소
Harris, John F.
Leyde, Kent W.
출원인 / 주소
CYBERONICS, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Foley & Lardner LLP
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A wearable medical device system having an external, necklace-shaped antenna that is sized and configured for placement about the neck of a subject, and having an implantable device with an implanted antenna that communicates with the external antenna to permit the transfer of energy and data betwee
A wearable medical device system having an external, necklace-shaped antenna that is sized and configured for placement about the neck of a subject, and having an implantable device with an implanted antenna that communicates with the external antenna to permit the transfer of energy and data between external and implantable components. The wearable medical device includes a control module that communicates with the implanted device via the external antenna. The implantable device includes an electrode configured to provide stimulation to a nerve.
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1. A medical device wearable by a subject, the device comprising: an implantable component having a housing and a first antenna coupled to the housing, wherein at least one of the housing or the first antenna is made of a flexible material such that the housing and the first antenna follow a curvatu
1. A medical device wearable by a subject, the device comprising: an implantable component having a housing and a first antenna coupled to the housing, wherein at least one of the housing or the first antenna is made of a flexible material such that the housing and the first antenna follow a curvature of a skull of the subject when implanted between the skull and a scalp of the subject, wherein the implantable component measures EEG signals representing brain activity;an external second antenna, the second antenna having a loop portion sized to fit over a head of the subject; andan external control module configured to interact with the implantable component via the external second antenna and receive and process the EEG signals from the implantable component. 2. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the second antenna is in a form of a necklace. 3. The medical device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second antennas is configured to transmit and/or receive data from the other one of the first and second antennas. 4. The medical device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second antennas is configured to transmit and/or receive power from the other one of the first and second antennas. 5. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the second antenna is coupled to the control module. 6. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the implantable component includes at least one electrode configured to deliver energy to a nerve of the subject. 7. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the first antenna is more flexible than the housing. 8. The medical device of claim 1, further comprising two or more implantable components, wherein the external control module is configured to interact with the two or more implantable components via the external second antenna. 9. A medical device wearable by a subject, the device comprising: an implantable component having a housing and a first antenna coupled to the housing, wherein at least one of the housing or the first antenna is made of a flexible material such that the housing and the first antenna follow a curvature of a skull of the subject when implanted between the skull and a scalp of the subject, wherein the implantable component measures EEG signals representing brain activity;an external second antenna configured to wrap at least partially about a neck of the subject; andan external control module configured to interact with the implantable component via the external second antenna and receive and process the EEG signals from the implantable component. 10. The medical device of claim 9, wherein the second antenna is in a form of a necklace. 11. The medical device of claim 9, wherein at least one of the first and second antennas is configured to transmit and/or receive data from the other one of the first and second antennas. 12. The medical device of claim 9, wherein at least one of the first and second antennas is configured to transmit and/or receive power from the other one of the first and second antennas. 13. The medical device of claim 9, wherein the second antenna is coupled to the control module. 14. The medical device of claim 9, wherein the implantable component includes at least one electrode configured to deliver energy to a nerve of the subject. 15. The medical device of claim 9, wherein the first antenna is more flexible than the housing. 16. The medical device of claim 9, further comprising two or more implantable components, wherein the external control module is configured to interact with the two or more implantable components via the external second antenna. 17. A medical device wearable by a subject, the device comprising: an implantable component having a housing and a first antenna coupled to the housing, wherein at least one of the housing or the first antenna is made of a flexible material such that the housing and the first antenna follow a curvature of a skull of the subject when implanted between the skull and a scalp of the subject, wherein the implantable component measures EEG signals representing brain activity;an external second antenna configured to wrap at least partially about a neck of a subject neck, the second antenna having a central portion with a first arcuate portion extending in a first direction from the central portion and an opposing second arcuate portion extending in an opposing second direction from the central portion, at least one of the first and second arcuate portions having a length sufficient to extend from one side of the subject's neck to an opposite side of the subject's neck; andan external control module configured to interact with the implantable component via the external second antenna and receive and process the EEG signals from the implantable component. 18. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the second antenna is in a form of a necklace. 19. The medical device of claim 17, wherein at least one of the first and second antennas is configured to transmit and/or receive data from the other one of the first and second antennas. 20. The medical device of claim 17, wherein at least one of the first and second antennas is configured to transmit and/or receive power from the other one of the first and second antennas. 21. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the second antenna is coupled to the control module. 22. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the implantable component includes at least one electrode configured to deliver energy to a nerve of the subject. 23. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the first antenna is more flexible than the housing. 24. The medical device of claim 17, further comprising two or more implantable components, wherein the external control module is configured to interact with the two or more implantable components via the external second antenna.
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