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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2020
Nalu Medical, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Daniel Pivonka, Del Mar, CA (US);
Anatoly Yakovlev, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Michael J. Partsch, San Mateo, CA (US);
Lee Fason Hartley, Carlsbad, CA (US);
James C. Makous, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Brett Daniel Schleicher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lakshmi Narayan Mishra, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Nalu Medical, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods of treating a patient comprising providing a medical apparatus comprising an external system and an implantable system, implanting the implantable system, and delivering at least one of power or data to the implantable system with the external system. The external system comprises: at least one external antenna configured to transmit a first transmission signal to the implantable system; an external transmitter configured to drive the at least one external antenna; an external power supply; and an external controller. The implantable system comprises: at least one implantable antenna configured to receive the first transmission signal from the first external device; an implantable receiver; at least one implantable functional element configured to interface with the patient; an implantable controller; an implantable energy storage assembly; and an implantable housing surrounding at least the implantable controller and the implantable receiver. Medical apparatus are also provided.