Wirelessly powered and bidirectional data exchanged in smart medical microsystems

This paper discusses innovative circuits and system techniques for building advanced smart medical devices (SMD). Since typical SMDs contain implantable parts, low power consumption and high reliability are among the main criteria that must be given priority when designing such wirelessly powered mi...

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Published inProceedings of the IEEE 2005 Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2005 pp. 5 - 12
Main Authors Sawan, M., Yamu Hu, Coulombe, J.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2005
Subjects
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude shift keying
Buildings
Circuits
Communication system control
Downlink
Energy consumption
Frequency shift keying
Implants
Monitoring
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Summary:This paper discusses innovative circuits and system techniques for building advanced smart medical devices (SMD). Since typical SMDs contain implantable parts, low power consumption and high reliability are among the main criteria that must be given priority when designing such wirelessly powered microsystems. In order to calibrate the total inductively transmitted power to an implant, a wireless feedback loop is used. In addition, this inductive link allows full-duplex high data-rate communication, accomplished with a differential hard-limited Costas loop. A typical device, for monitoring and microstimulating the cortical tissues, comprises several integrated modules assembled on a thin substrate, providing placement flexibility in the body. Experimental results from integrated circuits are presented.
ISBN:9780780390232
0780390237
ISSN:0886-5930
2152-3630
DOI:10.1109/CICC.2005.1568596