Patent ID: 6246911
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A transcutaneous tissue stimulating system comprising:a) an external portion for location on a first side of a partition, said external portion including a first coil for transmission of RF power, arranged to form an arc of a first radius and being retained by means of a first coil platform said coil platform engaging a first magnet; andb) an internal portion for location on a side opposite the first side of said partition, including a second coil for receiving RF power, arranged to form an arc of a second radius said second coil being mounted on a second coil platform said second coil platform engaging a second magnet for attraction to said first magnet;wherein the first and second coil, platform and magnets are arranged so that upon minimising the distance between said first and second magnets the centres of the first and second arcs are radially offset.