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

Claim 10:
11. A method, comprising:
receiving, via a housing of a power adapter, a first energy having a first set of characteristics from a power source outside of the body, the power adapter and an implantable device coupled to the power adapter being implanted in a body such that a stimulating electrode of the implantable device is proximate to a target nerve in the body;
converting, via a circuit of the power adapter disposed in the housing, the first energy to a second energy having a second set of characteristics different from the first set of characteristics, the circuit electrically connecting the housing to a pick-up electrode of the implantable device disposed in the housing, the power adapter having a sleeve disposed about a portion of the housing and electrically insulating the pick-up electrode from the first energy outside of the sleeve; and
transferring the second energy from the circuit to the pick-up electrode of the implantable device such that the stimulating electrode of the implantable device applies the second energy to the target nerve.