Patent ID: 8463395
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N,H02J,H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling transmission of wireless energy supplied to an electrically operable medical device when implanted in a patient, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting said wireless energy from an external energy source located outside the patient, receiving by an 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, determining an energy balance between the energy received by the internal energy receiver and the total energy used for the medical device, determining the energy balance, by an internal control unit or external control unit, during the transmission of wireless energy, transmitting feed back information from inside the body to be able to control the wireless energy supply sent by the external energy source, and controlling the transmission of wireless energy from the external energy source, based on the determined energy balance, controlling the transmission of wireless energy in accordance with at least one of: