Patent ID: 8165684

Claim:
A wireless system for brain monitoring/mapping of neurological-disorder patients, the system comprising: a plurality of electrodes each configured for surface abutment of brain tissue; main circuitry configured to be placed outside a body of a patient, the main circuitry including a cable with an RF inductive transmit coil and a IR transceiver located at an end thereof, the RF inductive transmit coil and the IR transceiver being held by a cap such that they are positioned and configured to transmit power at radio frequencies and send and receive data using infrared energy; and remote circuitry configured to be subcutaneously implanted in a head of the patient, the remote circuitry including an RF inductive receiving coil and an IR transceiver, the remote circuitry being connected to the plurality of electrodes and configured to (a) receive transmitted power at radio frequencies from the main circuitry, (b) capture and digitize full-bandwidth EEG signals from each of the electrodes, and (c) send data to and receive data from the main circuitry using infrared energy, including sending the digitized full-bandwidth EEG signals from each of the electrodes.