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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2000
Alok Sarwal, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Birinder R. Boveja, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
NAC Technologies Inc., Milkwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for proximity sensing and feedback regulation between a bodily implanted secondary coil and an external primary coil applied for generating and propagating a well-defined set of excitation signals used for nerve or muscle stimulation. The complete device is a combination of external and implantable or internal components. The internal component contains a relatively small magnet composed of materials that exhibit Giant Magneto-resistor characteristics, passive circuitry and a secondary coil. The external coil contains proximity sensor circuitry that is rigidly connected in a convenient enclosure mounted supercutaneously. Feedback information of the position of the implanted coil is provided to the pulse generation circuit and the parameters are adjusted to compensate for any variation in the position of the internal coil in order to maintain the necessary signal pattern.