SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANT DETECTION AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD DIAGNOSIS

Abstract: an apparatus includes at least one external antenna external to a recipient's body and configured to be in wireless communication with at least one internal antenna of an implanted device within the recipient's body. the apparatus further includes at least one electromagnetic field detector external to the recipient's body and configured to generate detector signals in response to electromagnetic fields generated by the at least one external antenna, by the at least one internal antenna. and/or by other electromagnetic field sources. the apparatus further includes circuitry in operable communication with the at least one external antenna and the at least one electromagnetic field detector. the circuitry is configured to receive the detector signals from the at least one electromagnetic field detector and. in response at least in part to the detector signals. transmit control signals to the at least one external antenna. a method can use the detector signals to detect an operational state of the apparatus and/or to automatically optimize power and/or data transmission between the apparatus and the implanted device.

Inventor(s): Kostas Ioannis Tsampazis, Shaun Ashwin Kumar

CPC Classification: A61N1/37229 (Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators)

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