Communication device to perform wireless communication and wireless power transfer, and electrode device to transmit and receive electrical signal from target

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10862525-B2
Application number	US-201916685311-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2019
Priority date	Mar 6, 2017
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

A communication device includes: a coil disposed around a core area of the communication device; a processor disposed in the core area and configured to establish communication with an external device through the coil; and a discrete element disposed on the coil and connected to the processor through a via.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wireless device, comprising:
a substrate formed of a flexible material and configured to cover a target;
electrodes disposed on a face of the substrate that is configured to be in contact with the target in a longitudinal direction of the substrate; and
an electrode router configured to connect the electrodes to a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to allocate channels to the electrodes and arrange electrodes corresponding to a same channel among the channels to be adjacent to each other on the substrate, in response to common noise of a value greater than or equal to a threshold value being included in an electrical signal detected from the target.

2. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate helically covers the target.

3. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the electrode router is configured to
transfer, to the processor, an electrical signal detected through a first electrode among the electrodes, and apply an electrical signal to a point of the target that is in contact with a second electrode, among the electrodes, that is different from the first electrode.

4. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to allocate a sensing channel of the electrode router to one or more electrodes among the electrodes, and allocate a stimulating channel of the electrode router to one or more remaining electrodes among the electrodes.

5. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein
the electrodes are classified based on channels, and
electrodes corresponding to a same channel among the channels are disposed to be adjacent to each other on the substrate.

6. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein
the electrodes are classified based on channels, and
electrodes corresponding to a same channel among the channels are arranged not to be adjacent to each other on the substrate.

7. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to allocate a sensing channel of the electrode router to one or more electrodes among the electrodes, and allocate a stimulating channel of the electrode router to one or more other electrodes among the electrodes, based on an electrical signal detected from the target.

8. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the target is a nerve.

9. The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the nerve is a vagus nerve.

10. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the electrodes are classified based on channels.

11. A wireless device, comprising:
a substrate formed of a flexible material and configured to cover a target;
electrodes disposed on a face of the substrate that is configured to be in contact with the target in a longitudinal direction of the substrate; and
an electrode router configured to connect the electrodes to a processor, wherein the processor is configured to allocate channels to the electrodes and arrange electrodes corresponding to a same channel among the channels not to be adjacent to each other on the substrate, in response to common noise of a value less than a threshold value being included in an electrical signal detected from the target.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hong Young Jun
• Lee Jaechun
• Kang Joonseong
• Lee Wonseok
• Suh Junyeub

Classifications

• A61N1/0551 Primary

  Spinal or peripheral nerve electrodes · CPC title

• H04B5/266

  One coil at each side, e.g. with primary and secondary coils · CPC title

• H04B5/263

  Multiple coils at either side · CPC title

• H01Q1/22 Primary

  by structural association with other equipment or articles · CPC title

• H02J50/12

  of the resonant type · CPC title