Wireless Data and Power Link to a Miniature Implantable Volume-Pressure Sensor for Cardiac Monitoring

这项研究的目的是设计、制造和测试一种无线能量传输系统，旨在为集成电路提供电力和数据链路，作为一种新型的微型压力传感器，用于心脏监测。我们将开发一种方法，为植入老鼠体内的心脏监测集成电路船提供电力，同时将传感器本身植入老鼠心脏。我们对植入的电子设备与外部电源之间相互作用的了解将有助于指导设计适合商业应用的功率清除系统。预计开发的系统将能够在不需要额外的电池电源的情况下成功地操作植入物。这一创新研究项目的成功完成将极大地推动无线心脏监测系统目前的商业应用。作为工业合作伙伴的Scisense Inc.将支持并参与该项目。Scisense是设计、开发、制造和销售部分植入式心脏监测系统的公认领先者，该系统提供心脏的详细功能参数。除了销售其核心产品外，Scisense还在开发亟需的微组装技术。通过开发这些技术，它有助于创造维持高科技微型医疗设备进一步研究和商业化所需的临界量。该项目对安大略省伦敦市继续成为医疗器械制造中心起到了关键作用，该项目具有极大的潜力为加拿大的生物医学部门做出重大贡献。

The objective of this research is to design, fabricate and test a wireless power transmission system intended for providing power and data link to an integrated circuit which is serving as a novel miniature pressure sensor with implantable telemetry for cardiac monitoring. We will develop methods to provide power to the cardiac monitoring integrated circuit ship implanted inside a mouse body while the sensor itself is implanted inside the mouse heart. Our increased understanding of the interaction between the implanted electronics and the external power sources will help guide in designing power scavenging system suitable for commercial applications. It is expected that the developed system will enable successful operation of the implant without a need for the additional battery power supply source. The successful completion of this innovative research project could significantly advance the current commercial applications of the wireless cardiac monitoring systems. Scisense Inc. as an industrial partner will support and be involved in this project. Scisense is recognized leader in design, development, manufacture and sale of the a partially implantable cardiac monitoring system which provides detailed functional parameters of a heart. Beside sales of their core products, Scisense is developing much needed micro assembly technology. By developing these technologies, it helps create the critical mass that is required to sustain further research and commercialization of high tech miniaturized medical devices. This project plays a critical role in the continued emergence of London Ontario as a hub for medical device manufacture, with great potential to contribute significantly to biomedical sector in Canada.