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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2014
Ebr Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
N. Parker Willis, Atherton, CA (US);
Axel F. Brisken, Fremont, CA (US);
Mark W. Cowan, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael Pare, San Carlos, CA (US);
Robert Fowler, Danville, CA (US);
James Brennan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
EBR SYSTEMS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and systems for optimizing acoustic energy transmission in implantable devices are disclosed. Transducer elements transmit acoustic locator signals towards a receiver assembly, and the receiver responds with a location signal. The location signal can reveal information related to the location of the receiver and the efficiency of the transmitted acoustic beam received by the receiver. This information enables the transmitter to target the receiver and optimize the acoustic energy transfer between the transmitter and the receiver. The energy can be used for therapeutic purposes, for example, stimulating tissue or for diagnostic purposes.