Far-field RF powering of implantable devices: Safety considerations

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2107-2112

  Bercich, Rebecca A ^a   Duffy, Daniel R ^a   Irazoqui, Pedro P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Far field; implantable; intramuscular; myoelectric; RF powering; sensors; specific absorption rate (SAR); wireless

Indexed keywords

FAR FIELD; IMPLANTABLE; INTRAMUSCULAR; MYOELECTRIC; RF POWERING; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); RADAR ANTENNAS; RADIO; SENSORS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; DIPOLE; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; MAGNETIC FIELD; PATIENT SAFETY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84880894007     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2013.2246787     Document Type: Article

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