Patent ID: 8965525
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N,H02J,H04B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for controlling transmission of wireless energy supplied to an electrically operable medical device when implanted in a patient, comprising an external energy source, and an internal energy receiver, the apparatus being adapted to transmit said wireless energy from the external energy source located outside the patient which is received by the internal energy receiver located inside the patient, the internal energy receiver being connected to the medical device for directly or indirectly supplying received energy thereto, the apparatus being further adapted to: determine an energy balance between the energy received by the internal energy receiver and the total energy used for the medical device, determine the energy balance, by an internal control unit or external control unit, during the transmission of wireless energy, transmit feed back information from inside the body to be able to control the wireless energy supply sent by the external energy source, and control the transmission of wireless energy from the external energy source, based on the determined energy balance, the apparatus is adapted to control the transmission of wireless energy in accordance with at least one of: