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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2018
Applicant:

The Trustees of Columbia University IN the City of New York, New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Kenneth L. Shepard, Ossining, NY (US);

Hongki Kang, South Korea, KR;

Jordan Thimot, New York, NY (US);

Chen Shi, New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/56 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4427 (2013.01); A61B 8/469 (2013.01); A61B 8/523 (2013.01); G01S 7/52036 (2013.01); G01S 7/52082 (2013.01); G10K 11/343 (2013.01); H01L 27/14601 (2013.01); H04B 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus and methods for powering micron-scale implantable and injectable integrated circuit (IC) chips for in-vivo sensing and acquisition of various physiological signals are provided. The disclosed subject matter includes the integration of piezoelectric transducers, such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) or lead zirconate titanate (PZT), onto implantable and injectable IC chips for power transfer and data transmission using ultrasound waves generated from commercial ultrasound imaging equipment.


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