Hybrid RF/IR transcutaneous telemetry for power and high-bandwidth data
- 3 February 2007
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
- Vol. 2, 4338-4340
- https://doi.org/10.1109/iembs.2004.1404207
Abstract
As neuroprosthetic control systems continue to advance and increase in channel density, there will be a constant need to deliver data at higher bandwidths in and out of the body. Currently, RF telemetry and inductive coupling are the most commonly used methods for transmitting power and electronic data between implants and external systems, and state of the art systems can deliver data rates up to hundreds of kilobits per second. However, it is difficult to operate implanted medical RF links at higher data rates due to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) constraints. In this study, we investigate the potential for hybrid telemetry systems that use constant-frequency RF inductive links for power and transcutaneous infrared (IR) signals for data. We show that with commercially available infrared communication components, data rates of up to 40 Mbits per second can be transmitted out across 5 mm of skin with an internal device power dissipation under 100 mW.Keywords
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