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Bioelectric Analyses of an Osseointegrated Intelligent Implant Design System for Amputees
Published on: July 15, 2009
An analytical model for inductively coupled implantable biomedical devices with ferrite rods
Abstract:
Using approximations applicable to near field coupled implants simplified expressions for the complex mutual inductance of coaxial aligned coils with and without a cylindrical ferrite rod are derived. Experimental results for ferrite rods of various sizes and permeabilities are presented to verify the accuracy of this expression. An equivalent circuit model for the inductive link between an implant and power coil is then presented and used to investigate how ferrite size, permeability and loss affect the power available to the implant device. Enhancements in coupling provided by high frequency, low permeability nickel zinc rods are compared with low frequency high permeability manganese zinc rods.
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