Advanced technology into the body requires wireless power
Implants that require little energy, such as cardiac pacemakers, are so far the only active implants to achieve wide use. Historically, active implants that perform complex tasks, operate small motors and pumps and manage data input from various sensors require more current and haven’t had the same success since batteries would need to be frequently replaced.
Implantica has designed an innovative patented technology platform to wirelessly power and control advanced technology inside the body, including our implanted eHealth platform and our active smart medical implants. Energizing implants wirelessly through intact skin is being designed to be performed in a safe and efficient manner. This platform is being designed to be integrated in advanced technology inside the body to power monitoring of body parameters and to power and control a large series of different, new smart remote-controlled medical implants.
The technology also allows for the wireless control and exchange of data, enabling postoperative adjustments, continuous data feeds and greater quality and reliability of data reporting directly to both the patient and caregiver.
Bringing advanced technology into the body requires sufficient power to operate a device inside the body long-term.
The Wireless Energising Platform includes:
- Miniaturized system
- Remote control
- Wireless energy supply
The pacemaker was one of the first active implants using electrical energy, which has had tremendous success. This success has been partly enabled by the very low current consumption needed for electrical heart muscle stimulation where a small battery is able to supply energy for many years. The global pacemaker market size is expected to reach USD 10.3 billion by 2025 (Market Share Analysis Report, PR Newswire, 2018).
Active implants that need more current, however, have not had the same success. The main obstacle has been the fact that the high level of energy required makes the batteries run out of power too quickly. These implants normally need a thousand times more current to, for example, run small motors, pumps, manage complex stimulation systems, manage data input from different sensors and to replace different body functions.
When combining the wireless system with the eHealth platform, we aim to make a multitude of smart medical implants possible.
Potential to create many new ground-breaking treatment solutions
We have designed a eHealth and wireless system that has the potential to create solutions for treatment and monitoring that previously were seen as unachievable. The treatment of many diseases, could potentially be transformed and Implantica aims to drive the market for improved and new active smart implants.
eHealth controlled implants
The eHealth platform is being designed to allow the physician to be provided with the tools over internet to adjust the operational status of the implant.