Thermal Management of Implantable Medical Devices

This invention describes a way to keep implantable medical devices from overheating. It uses a special material that absorbs excess heat generated when the device's internal coil picks up power from an external energy source. This material changes state, like melting, to manage the temperature inside the body.

Why it matters: In 2008, efficient and safe wireless power transfer for implants was nascent, and suitable phase-change materials for biocompatible thermal management were less developed. Advances in both areas, alongside miniaturization, could make this approach more viable today.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedImplantable materials, phase change material, miniaturization

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