Patent ID: 8170673

Claim:
An implantable power generating device comprising: a) a first implantable flexible fluid confining lobe, b) a second implantable flexible fluid confining lobe, c) an implantable narrow channel of substantially lower fluid capacity than each of said first and second flexible fluid containing lobes forming a fluid communication channel there between, d) the narrow channel further comprising at least one layer of metallic carbon nanotubes (MNT's) selected from the group consisting of single wall nanotubes (SWNT's) and multi-walled nanotubes (MWNT's), the opposite ends thereof disposed toward the junction between said first flexible fluid confining lobe and said narrow channel and toward the junction between said second flexible fluid confining lobe and said narrow channel, and e) isolated electrodes with which the opposite ends of the MNTs are in electrical communication.