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Inga Bergstrom

Goran Budgifvars

A medical implant contains a magnetic field detector with a sensor whose capacitance changes in the presence of a magnetic field with a predefined strength, and a capacitance-controlled unit connected to the sensor. The capacitance-controlled unit sends a measurement signal to a detection unit. If a measurement signal parameter affected by capacitance exhibits a specific change over a predefined period of time, a detection signal is generated by the detection unit to indicate the presence of a magnetic field. The sensor's capacitance also changes when the sensor moves, and this is utilized for measuring activity in an activity measurement circuit connected to the capacitance-controlled unit and for generating an activity signal on the basis of the measurement signal.

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Stockholm, Sweden

Inga Bergstrom