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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2018
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mikhail Shapiro, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Azita Emami, Pasadena, CA (US);
Manuel Alejandro Monge Osorio, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/46 (2006.01); G01R 17/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/07 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61B 5/1459 (2006.01); G01N 33/483 (2006.01); H04B 1/40 (2015.01); G01R 33/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/483 (2013.01); A61B 5/0522 (2013.01); G01R 33/077 (2013.01); G01R 33/1284 (2013.01); H04B 1/40 (2013.01); A61B 5/073 (2013.01); G01R 33/1269 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for sensing biological functions are disclosed. Sensors can be implanted in an organ, such as the brain, and a magnetic field gradient applied to the biological tissue. The field causes the sensors to have different resonant frequencies allowing their spatial localization. The sensors can harvest power from the external coils to be able to retransmit data.