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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2013
Dmitri E. Nikonov, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Michael C. Mayberry, Beaverton, CA (US);
Ian A. Young, Portland, OR (US);
Kelin J. Kuhn, Aloha, OR (US);
Dmitri E. Nikonov, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Michael C. Mayberry, Beaverton, CA (US);
Ian A. Young, Portland, OR (US);
Kelin J. Kuhn, Aloha, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to a self-powered internal medical device. An example device may comprise at least an energy generation module and an operations module to at least control the energy generation module. The energy generation module may include a structure to capture certain molecules in the organic body based at least on size, the structure including a surface of the device in which at least one opening is formed. The at least one opening may be sized to only capture certain molecules. The operations module may initiate oxidation reactions in the captured molecules to generate current for device operation or for storage in an energy storage module. Thermoelectric generation circuitry in the energy generation module may also use heat from the reaction to generate a second current. The operations module may control operation of a sensor module and/or communication module in the device based on the generated energy.