Patent ID: 8512264

Claim:
An analgesic implant system for imparting vibratory massage to tissue from within a body, the system comprising: an implant device configured to produce and communicate a vibration to body tissue located adjacent to the implant device, the implant device including: a case forming at least a portion of an exterior of the implant device and defining an interior of the implant device; a mount configured to anchor the implant device to the body tissue, the mount being integral with the case and comprising an engaging surface contoured to be complementary and to conform substantially to a surface of the body tissue and one or more grooves configured to engage the tissue and transmit a vibratory wave, the mount comprising a first aperture disposed near an end of the mount and a second aperture disposed near another end of the mount, the first aperture and the second aperture each comprising a channel; a vibration generator mounted on the case and configured to vibrate the at least the portion of the exterior of the implant device; a power supply mounted on the case and configured to supply power to the vibration generator; a switch mounted on the case and configured to selectively permit power from the power supply to be supplied to the vibration generator; a power receiver mounted on the case and configured to receive electrical energy from a remote source external to the body when the implant device is implanted within the body, the power receiver comprising a receiving coil being formed as a tube shaped structure within the case and configured to at least partially surround the vibration generator; and a signal receiver mounted on the case configured to receive signals from another remote source external to the body when the receiver is located in the body, the signal receiver being in communication with the switch, the signal receiver configured to actuate the switch.