Implantable device system

Abstract

An implantable device system is disclosed. The implantable device system comprises, a first energy transceiver system, a second energy transceiver system at least partially implanted within an organic tissue and capable of being interrogated by the first energy transceiver system, and a sensing system, wherein a state of the sensing system is available at the second energy transceiver system.

1 . An implantable device system comprising:
 a first energy transceiver system;   a second energy transceiver system at least partially implanted within an organic tissue and capable of being interrogated by the first energy transceiver system; and   a sensing system, wherein a state of the sensing system is available at the second energy transceiver system.   
     
     
         2 . The implantable device system of  claim 1 , wherein the first energy transceiver system and the second energy transceiver system are separated by a distance of up to about 15 cm. 
     
     
         3 . The implantable device system of  claim 1 , wherein the second energy transceiver system comprises a physical parameter sensing system. 
     
     
         4 . The implantable device system of  claim 3 , further comprising an elastic member, wherein the physical parameter sensing system is capable of sensing a pressure of the elastic member. 
     
     
         5 . The implantable device system of  claim 4 , wherein the elastic member further comprises a sealable port. 
     
     
         6 . The implantable device system of  claim 4 , wherein the elastic member is a hollow tube. 
     
     
         7 . The implantable device system of  claim 6 , wherein the hollow tube is in the form of a loop. 
     
     
         8 . The implantable device system of  claim 3 , wherein the physical parameter sensing system comprises a physical interface member, a sensor, and a data interface module. 
     
     
         9 . The implantable device system of  claim 8 , wherein the physical interface member comprises a membrane, a pressure transfer element such as a diaphragm, a pressure conversion element, a temperature transferring element such as a heat pipe, a permeable membrane, one or more ion-selective electrodes, an electromagnetic antenna, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The implantable device system of  claim 9 , wherein the physical interface member is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of silicon, titanium glass, metal, ceramic, polymer, semiconductor, biocompatible materials, and other non-biocompatible materials encapsulated in biocompatible materials, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The implantable device system of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor comprises a distributed sensor comprising a capacitive sensor, a piezoelectric sensor, a thermal sensor, an inductive sensor, a resistive sensor, a mechanical sensor, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The implantable device system of  claim 11 , wherein the sensor includes at least one MEMS sensor selected from the group consisting of MEMS based pressure sensors, MEMS incorporating circuit elements, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The implantable device system of  claim 8 , wherein the sensor is capable of quantitatively detecting a physical quantity selected from the group consisting of pressure, temperature, pH, electromagnetic energy, given chemical species, mechanical parameters, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The implantable device system of  claim 1 , wherein the second energy transceiver system comprises:
 an energy conversion and storage component;   an energy transformer;   a control component; and   an energy interface.   
     
     
         15 . The implantable device system of  claim 14 , wherein the energy conversion and storage component comprises an AC-DC converter, a rectifier, a voltage regulator, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The implantable device system of  claim 14 , wherein the energy conversion and storage component comprises an energy storage capacitor, a rechargeable battery, supercapacitor, mechanical energy storage system, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The implantable device system of  claim 14 , wherein the energy transformer comprises a data interface module and a transducer element. 
     
     
         18 . The implantable device system of  claim 17 , wherein the data interface module comprises a variable capacitor, a reference capacitor, a distributed capacitor, an inductor, a variable inductor, a reference inductor, a switch, passive elements, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The implantable device system of  claim 17 , wherein the transducer element comprises an inductor, a capacitance, an optical energy to electrical energy converter, a mechanical energy to electrical energy converter, magnetic energy to electrical energy converter, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The implantable device system of  claim 17 , wherein the transducer element is capable of accepting an input quantity selected from the group consisting of impedance, capacitance, inductance, resistance, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         21 . The implantable device of  claim 17 , wherein the transducer element is capable of accepting an output quantity that is a function of the input quantity and that is selected from the group consisting of impedance, capacitance, inductance, resistance, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         22 . The implantable device system of  claim 14 , wherein the control component comprises a switch controller, or a position controller, or a reference controller, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         23 . The implantable device system of  claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the implantable device system is housed in a bio-compatible packaging comprising titanium, samarium cobalt, calcium oxide, cobalt oxide, polystyrenes, polyphosphoester, polyphosphazenes, aliphatic polyesters, natural polymers, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         24 . The implantable device system of  claim 1 , wherein the first energy transceiver system is selected from the list comprising an electromagnetic radiation transceiver, an acoustic energy transceiver, a mechanical energy transceiver, a vibration energy transceiver, and radiation transceiver. 
     
     
         25 . An implantable device system array, comprising:
 a plurality of transceiver systems, wherein each of the transceiver systems comprises:   a first energy transceiver system;   a second energy transceiver system at least partially implanted within an organic tissue and capable of being interrogated by the first energy transceiver system; and   a sensing system capable of performing a measurement operation of a physical parameter, wherein a state of the sensing system is available at the second energy transceiver system;   wherein each of the plurality of transceiver systems is capable of independently communicating with any or all other transceiver systems of the plurality of transceiver systems.   
     
     
         26 . The implantable device system array of  claim 25 , wherein a medium between the plurality of transceiver systems comprises organic tissue. 
     
     
         27 . A method of monitoring a physical parameter, the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) interrogation of a second transceiver system, via electromagnetic energy, by a first transceiver system;   (b) using the electromagnetic energy within the second transceiver system to perform a physical parameter measurement operation;   (c) transmitting a result of the physical parameter measurement operation from the second transceiver system to the first transceiver system; and   (d) optionally independently repeating steps (a), (b), or (c);   wherein the second transceiver system is at least partially implanted within an organic tissue and is capable of communication with the first transceiver system.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the physical parameter measurement operation comprises the steps of:
 (i) performing an analog sensing operation via a sensing system to produce a first analog reading;   (ii) communicating the first analog reading to a transducer element;   (iii) converting, using the transducer element, the first analog reading into a second analog reading; and   (iv) transmitting, via an antenna, the second analog reading to the second transceiver system.