An activation circuit for battery-powered biomedical implantable systems

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 229-236

  Morais, Raul ^a   Frias, Clara M ^c   Silva, Nuno M ^b   Azevedo, José L F ^b   Serôdio, Carlos A ^a   Silva, Pedro M ^a   Ferreira, Jorge A F ^d   Simões, José A O ^d   Reis, Manuel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Activation circuit; Biomedical implant; Smart prosthesis; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BODY; BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS; ENERGY HARVESTING; FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT; IMPLANTABLE DEVICES; IMPLANTABLE SYSTEM; INDUCTIVE COUPLINGS; KEY ISSUES; PHYSIOLOGIC PARAMETERS; RECHARGEABLE BATTERY; SENSOR SELECTION; STANDALONE APPLICATIONS; TELEMETRY SYSTEMS; WIRED CONNECTION;

HIP PROSTHESES; POWER ELECTRONICS; PROSTHETICS; TELEMETERING EQUIPMENT;

TELEMETERING;

EID: 71649113235     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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