Patent ID: 11890485
Assignee: BIONESS INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. A method, comprising:
receiving, transcutaneously via a first conductor of a power adapter, at least a portion of a first energy transmitted by an electrical pulse generator outside of the body, the power adapter and an implantable device coupled to the power adapter being implanted in a body, the power adapter having a housing forming the first conductor, a second conductor disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the implantable device, and a sleeve disposed about a portion of the housing to electrically insulate the second conductor from the first energy outside of the sleeve, the first energy including a combination of low frequency energy bursts and high frequency energy bursts, the low frequency energy bursts resulting in a local response within a region in the body between the electrical pulse generator and the power adapter;
converting, via a circuit disposed in the housing, the high frequency energy bursts of the first energy to a second energy different from the first energy; and
transferring the second energy from the second conductor to the implantable device such that a stimulating electrode of the implantable device applies the second energy to a target nerve internal to the body and separate from the region in the body.