Patent ID: 7310556
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: A61N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for artificially stimulating an organ of an animal, said apparatus comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode for implantation into the animal; an electrical lead having a shell containing a first conductor, a second conductor and a plurality of capacitors connected to the first and second conductors; a body for implantation in the animal, wherein the electrode lead extends from the body to a remote location in the animal; an element for receiving wireless signals; and a stimulation circuit connected to the first electrode, the first conductor, the second conductor and the element, the stimulation circuit using energy from a received first wireless signal to charge the plurality of capacitors with electrical energy, and responding to a trigger event by applying the electrical energy stored in the plurality of capacitors to the first electrode and the second electrode to electrically stimulate the organ of the animal.