EP4392134A1 - Wiederaufladbares elektronisches implantat - Google Patents
Wiederaufladbares elektronisches implantatInfo
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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Definitions
- the invention relates to an electronic implant for implantation in a body of a living being and for monitoring a bodily function.
- the invention relates to an electronic pacemaker intended to be implanted in/on the human heart.
- An electronic implant for implantation in the human heart is known from patent document WO 2012/013212 A1.
- the implant described there communicates with a higher-level control unit by radio, with the implant, together with the control unit, taking on the functions of a cardiac pacemaker, a defibrillator and a unit for recording cardiac activities, such as a cardiogram.
- the control unit supplies the implant with electrical energy so that the implant, in its function as a cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator, can emit voltage pulses to stimulate the heart or record bodily signals to record heart activity.
- the electrical energy is transmitted by the control unit emitting an alternating electromagnetic field and the implant receiving the corresponding energy via induction.
- the implant has a receiving coil with a core.
- the coil axis of the coil preferably defines the orientation of the implant.
- the external electromagnetic alternating field (Bo) is preferably generated in such a way that it is aligned in the direction of the coil axis, ie the B vector points in the direction of the coil axis. Due to its larger dimensions, the field collector ensures that the electromagnetic alternating field is increasingly conducted into the core via a larger field collecting surface. In other words, the field collector ensures that the magnetic flux density within the core and thus within the coil - n*Bo - increases sharply.
- a cross-sectional area of the field collector perpendicular to the coil axis is preferably 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,
- the field collector is part of the core, particularly monolithic with the core, formed from the same material.
- the material of the field collector and core is preferably a homogeneous magnetic material, for example a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material.
- the further field collector can be a separate element from the core.
- This arrangement of the energy store can be an alternative to the arrangement of the energy store explained above, in which the energy store is arranged in the direction of the coil axis relative to the core.
- the relative magnetic permeability is preferably in a range of 100, ..., 1000, ..., 5000, and particularly preferably in a range of 500, ..., 1000, ..., 1500.
- the material preferably has a saturation flux density that is as high as possible.
- the saturation flux density is preferably in a range of greater than/equal to 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 , 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, or 1.6 Tesla, particularly preferably in a range from 0.4 to 0.7 Tesla for ferrites, or very particularly preferably in a range from 1 to 1.5 Tesla with amorphous metals such as SiFe.
- said elements are formed from a solid material when the material is the insulator, and that said elements (core and/or field collectors) have the layer structure when the material is bad but is electrically conductive to some degree.
- the material of the layers is preferably the amorphous metal, such as SiFe, or the mu-metal, such as NiFe alloy.
- the field collector and/or the further field collector is/are preferably an element which is separate from the core and is made of a different material.
- the core has the layered structure of the layered thin foils or sheets, e.g. SiFe, and the field collectors are constructed from solid material such as ferrite. In this way, the field collectors can concentrate the field in a largely direction-independent manner and at the same time the core can conduct as large a field as possible through the coil.
- connection section or sections of the core are an integral part of the structure or have the layered structure.
- the connecting section(s) thus ensure that the alternating magnetic field collected by the field collector(s) is conducted through the coil.
- the coil is preferably seated on a section of the core which adjoins the connecting section in the direction of the coil axis or which, if the connecting section is formed on each side, is located between the connecting sections.
- the saturation flux density mentioned in various places above means the flux density range specific to the material in which the corresponding magnetization characteristic (B-H characteristic) has a kink or transition area, below which the magnetization characteristic is essentially linear and above which the magnetization characteristic has a lesser gradient ( namely with Po) runs.
- the saturation flux density preferably means that flux density at which—with a further increase in the field strength H of the acting magnetic alternating field—the polarization of the material no longer increases any further.
- the electronics are also preferably set up to detect a gradient of the induced charging voltage and/or the charging current driven by the induced charging voltage, and to generate a signal that contains information about the gradient.
- the communication unit sends this signal to the outside world, with a superordinate unit receiving the signal, such as a charging device, being able to deduce the arbitrary position and alignment of the implant from the information about the gradient.
- the higher-level unit such as the charger, can align the B field vector of the alternating magnetic field to optimize charging.
- the electronics In the event that the AC resistance (coL) of the coil significantly exceeds the ohmic resistance R of the coil, it is preferable for the electronics to have an additional resonance capacitor and for the alternating magnetic field to be generated at the frequency resulting from the values of the coil, of the resonance capacitor, the ohmic resistance and the load, i.e. essentially the ohmic resistance R limits the size/strength of the charging current.
- the structure of the implant is preferably optimized in relation to the charging current achieved with a predetermined size of the implant, which is given by the volume of the housing, eg cylindrical housing, with a coil with W turns and a winding cross section A and an external magnetic field Bo.
- the charging current is proportional to the ratio of the magnetic flux through the coil to the inductance of the coil ( ⁇ D/L), in the case of resonance (d>/R). Therefore, the constructive ratio of the sum of the dimensions of the field collectors in the direction of the coil axis to the length of the core in connection with the coil wound over the core is an important measure of the level of the charging current that can be drawn.
- the parameters mentioned affect both the magnetic flux in the core and the inductance of the coil.
- the constructive relationship is realized in such a way that the charging current reaches its maximum or is at most 10% below it.
- the ohmic resistance R of the coil can be kept very low with a simultaneously high field strength in the core, compared to a core with a constant diameter corresponding to the field collectors.
- the lower ohmic resistance generates lower losses and thus results in significantly lower heat generation. Due to the intended arrangement of the implant in the human body, eg heart, brain, tissue, vessel or organ, this is a very important factor.
- the described construction of the implant opens up the significant possibility of finding an optimum for the respective application of the implant, for example as a heart pacemaker, brain pacemaker, organ pacemaker or analysis unit, through many changeable parameters.
- This optimum can be found by maximizing the magnetic field in the core, the weight and the losses of the coil are minimized and the volume of the implant is determined in a first approximation by the dimensions of the magnetic components.
- an optimization in terms of volume and weight is possible in a first approximation by a Largest possible external magnetic field (5-20mT), given in a second approximation by the losses or heating that occur during charging and the field concentration in the core.
- FIG. 1B shows a schematic sectional view of an energy receiving section of the implant according to the invention.
- FIG. 4 shows an alternative variant of the implant, with the core and field collectors being constructed identically to those in FIGS. 3A and 3B, and the energy store being an annular housing adapted to the core having.
- FIG. 4 shows only the shell of the housing without any electrochemical content.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B show a further alternative variant of the implant, the core and field collectors being constructed identically to those in FIGS. 3A and 3B, and energy storage units being arranged around the core.
- FIG. 5B shows only the shell of the housing of the energy storage unit without any electrochemical content.
- Figure 1A schematically shows the structure of an implant 100 according to the invention.
- the implant 100 has an electrode section with electrodes 2, which has a specific number of electrodes 2 depending on the purpose of the implant or which bodily function it is intended to monitor/stimulate.
- the electrodes 2 are intended to be connected to or in contact with the part of the body, for example the heart or brain, which is to be monitored and/or stimulated.
- the electrodes 2 can, for example, have helical sections at their ends which are twisted into the body section and anchored in such a way exhibit.
- One of the electrodes and/or the housing, if conductive, can serve as the ground electrode.
- the electronic pacemaker according to the invention or the pacemaker network can be a pacemaker according to any NBG code.
- Electronics 3 which are set up to monitor and/or stimulate a bodily function via the electrodes 2, and an energy storage device with at least one, preferably two, energy storage units 4a, 4b, which supply the electronics 3 with electrical Supply energy and charging electronics 9.
- Charging electronics 9 preferably contain a rectifier 9a and a capacitor 9b, which rectify a charging (alternating) current II emitted by coil 6 and feed it to energy storage units 4 as an ILG, in that rectifier 9a supplies the rectifies the charging alternating current II emitted by the coil 6 and feeds it to the capacitor 9b, and the capacitor 9b then passes the current ILG on to the energy storage units 4.
- the energy storage units 4a, 4b can be recharged without contact, using induction.
- the implant 100 has an energy receiving section 5, which is an essential element of the invention.
- Figure 1B shows a longitudinal section of the energy receiving section 5 according to the invention.
- a field collector 8a and another field collector 8b whose dimensions transverse to the coil axis SA are greater than those of the core 7 within the coil 6.
- a diameter of the measured perpendicular to the coil axis SA The core 7 lying inside the coil 6 is preferably 1mm (millimeters) in FIG. 1A. Consequently, the coil 6 wound thereon also has an inner diameter of 1 mm.
- the stated diameters of the core 7 or inner diameter of the coil 6 can be in a range from 1 mm to 3 mm.
- a length of the coil 6 preferably corresponds to the length of the core 7 between the field collectors 8a, 8b. In other words, the ends of the coil 6 preferably correspond to the ends of the core 7.
- one energy storage unit 4a of the energy storage device 4 is arranged in the direction of the coil axis SA relative to the core 7 next to the field collector 8a, and that the further energy storage unit 4b is arranged in the direction of the coil axis SA next to the further field collector 8b is arranged.
- This relative arrangement gives the entire implant a very compact structure.
- a length L of the core 7 with the field collectors 8a, 8b can be 10mm to 25mm, in particular 15mm to 20mm, the dimensions of the field collector 8a and the further field collector 8b being 1 to 5mm in the direction of the coil axis.
- An idea that is essential to the invention is to make the field collectors 8a, 8b perpendicular to the coil axis SA larger than the core 6 in such a way that the energy storage units 4a, 4b of the implant 100 can also be charged by induction at low frequencies (e.g. 2 kHz), which in the case of inductive contactless Energy transmission otherwise not used.
- low frequencies e.g. 2 kHz
- a charging device (not shown) generates an alternating magnetic field with a magnetic flux density (B field) Bo of approximately 5 mT (milli Tesla), which in a wide area enclosing the implant 100 area is homogeneous.
- B field magnetic flux density
- the field is particularly preferably aligned in the direction of the coil axis SA (B vector) and penetrates the coil 6.
- the alternating magnetic field is an alternating electromagnetic field.
- the electrical component of this field is of secondary importance, which is why this application only speaks of the alternating magnetic field.
- a pure alternating magnetic field is included in the invention.
- the frequency f of the alternating magnetic field is in a range of 2 kHz, for example. At these low frequencies, the alternating magnetic field penetrates well and deeply into human tissue, for example up to the human heart, on which the implant 100 is preferably seated.
- the core 7 gets enough field here so that the coil 6 generates a sufficiently high charging (alternating) current II for charging the energy storage units 4a, 4b. Because of the dimensions perpendicular to the coil axis SA of the field collector 8a and the further field collector 8b, there is an increased core flux density BK within the core 7 .
- the core flux density BK in the unloaded state amounts to approx. IT.
- said core flux density BK is reduced by the opposing field that occurs within the coil 6, which originates from the charging (alternating) current II.
- the resulting core flux density BK then totals approximately 0.6T, resulting in a high induced voltage (approximately 15V in the embodiment) and a large average charging current ILG (approximately 200 mA in the embodiment).
- the coil 6 shown has an inductance of approximately 2mH.
- the stated values allow the energy storage units 4a, 4b to be charged with a charge of approximately 400 coulombs in approximately 30 minutes.
- the ratio of the diameter of the field collectors 8a, 8b to the diameter of the core 7 is selected to be greater, the weaker the flux density Bo and/or the lower the frequency f of the alternating magnetic field generated for charging.
- the dimensions of the core 6, the field collectors 8a, 8b, the parameters of the coil 6 and the remaining elements are chosen so that the weight of the entire implant 100 is low and in the range of 1.5g to 2.5g, preferably 2g (grams), more preferably below 2g.
- the charging current is preferably fed from the coil 6 to the energy store or the energy storage units 4a, 4b via the charging electronics 9 shown.
- the core 7 and the field collectors 8a, 8b are formed from a material having a high relative magnetic permeability p r with as high a saturation flux density as possible.
- the core 6 and field collectors 8a, 8b monolithically formed of a unitary material (ferrite) had a saturation flux density of about 0.6T.
- another material can be used.
- FIG. 2 shows a preferred structure of an alternative core 7′ including alternative field collectors 8a′, 8b′ of the implant 100.
- the core 7' has a structure made up of a large number of thin metal layers, such as thin sheet metal layers or thin metal foils, which are separated from one another by insulating layers.
- the metal layers are preferably formed from amorphous metal, for example SiFe.
- the field collector 8a' and the further field collector 8b' are formed from solid material, for example ferrite.
- the coil 6 is preferably seated on a section of the core 7' which adjoins the connecting sections 7a, 7b in the direction of the coil axis SA' or which is located between the connecting sections 7a, 7b.
- the connecting sections 7a, 7b are each formed symmetrically to the coil axis SA' and have the same dimensions perpendicular to the coil axis SA' as the respective field collectors 8a', 8b'. In the direction of the coil axis SA', the dimensions of the connecting sections 7a, 7b are preferably equal to the depth of the recesses in the field collectors 8a', 8b', for example 1 mm.
- the energy storage units 4a, 4b are inserted into the depressions 10, respectively.
- the depressions 10 are dimensioned in such a way that they almost completely accommodate the respective energy storage unit 4a, 4b used.
- the result of this is that the housing of the respective energy storage unit 4a, 4b hardly influences/impairs the conduction of the alternating magnetic field, because the alternating magnetic field mainly occurs on the end faces pointing in the direction of the coil axis SA and on the outer surfaces of the field collectors 8a, 8a' parallel to the coil axis SA. 8b, 8b' occurs.
- FIGS. 3C and 3D shows an alternative embodiment of the field collectors 8a, 8a', 8b, 8b'. This differs from that shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B in that the depressions 10 have smaller dimensions (depth) in the direction of the coil axis SA than in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
- sections of the field collector(s) 8a, 8a', 8b, 8b' that run in the direction of the coil axis SA are thinner than sections that run perpendicular to the coil axis SA.
- the free Space can be used for example for parts of the electronics 3 and / or the charging electronics 9 and / or a communication unit for communication with the outside world or another implant.
- FIGS. 4, 5A and 5B can also be realized with a core 7 and field collectors 8a', 8b' (FIG. 2), with a recess being formed in the field collector(s) 8a', 8b' as in FIG can be.
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