TY - CHAP
T1 - In Vitro Evaluation of a Protocol and an Architecture for Bidirectional Communications in Networks of Wireless Implants Powered by Volume Conduction
AU - Becerra-Fajardo, Laura
AU - Minguillon, Jesus
AU - Rodrigues, Camila
AU - Barroso, Filipe O.
AU - Pons, José L.
AU - Ivorra, Antoni
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This work was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (Project EXTEND—Bidirectional HyperConnected Neural System) under grant agreement No 779982. Antoni Ivorra gratefully acknowledges the financial support by ICREA under the ICREA Academia programme.
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Wireless active implantable medical devices (AIMDs) can be an alternative for overcoming the drawbacks faced with superficial and percutaneous technologies. However, current AIMDs require bulky and rigid components for powering, hampering their miniaturization. AIMDs based on power transfer by volume conduction do not need these voluminous parts, allowing the development of thread-like devices that could be used for distributed stimulation and sensing of the neuromuscular system. In this paper, we present an in vitro evaluation of a protocol and an architecture for bidirectional communications in networks of injectable wireless implants powered and controlled by volume conduction. The wireless prototypes were successfully addressed from the external systems, and end-to-end bidirectional communication was performed at 256 kbps with a success rate of 87%.
AB - Wireless active implantable medical devices (AIMDs) can be an alternative for overcoming the drawbacks faced with superficial and percutaneous technologies. However, current AIMDs require bulky and rigid components for powering, hampering their miniaturization. AIMDs based on power transfer by volume conduction do not need these voluminous parts, allowing the development of thread-like devices that could be used for distributed stimulation and sensing of the neuromuscular system. In this paper, we present an in vitro evaluation of a protocol and an architecture for bidirectional communications in networks of injectable wireless implants powered and controlled by volume conduction. The wireless prototypes were successfully addressed from the external systems, and end-to-end bidirectional communication was performed at 256 kbps with a success rate of 87%.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-70316-5_17
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-70316-5_17
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85116881109
T3 - Biosystems and Biorobotics
SP - 103
EP - 107
BT - Biosystems and Biorobotics
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
ER -