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Interface of data transmission for a transcutaneous communication system using the human body as transmission medium
Eiji Okamoto1, Yoshikuni Kato, Kazuyuki Seino
1Department of Human Science and Informatics, School of Biological Science and Engineering, Tokai University, 5-1-1-1 Minami-sawa, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Japan. okamoto@tspirit.tokai-u.jp
Abstract:
We have been developing a new transcutaneous communication system (TCS) that uses the human body as an electrical conductive medium. We studied an interface circuit of the TCS in order to optimize the leading data current into the human body effectively. Two types of LC circuits were examined for the interface circuit, one was an LC series-parallel circuit, and the other was a parallel-connected LC circuit. The LC series-parallel circuit connected to the body could be tuned to a resonant frequency, and the frequency was determined by the values of an external inductor and an external capacitor. Permittivity of the body did not influence the electrical resonance. Connection of the LC series-parallel circuit to the body degraded the quality factor Q because of the conductivity of the body. However, the LC parallel-connected circuit when connected to the body did not indicate electrical resonance. The LC series-parallel circuit restricts a direct current and a low-frequency current to flow into the body; thus, it can prevent a patient from getting a shock. According to the above results, an LC series-parallel circuit is an optimum interface circuit between the TCS and the body for leading data current into the body effectively and safely.
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