%0 Journal Article
%T Experimental Characterization of a 434 MHz Wireless Energy Link for Medical Applications
%A Giuseppina Monti
%A Luciano Tarricone
%A Carlo Trane
%J PIER    C
%D 2012
%I EMW Publishing
%R 10.2528/PIERC12032606
%X This paper presents an experimental study of the performance of a wireless resonant energy link for implantable biomedical devices. More specifically, the proposed system consists of two planar resonators: a primary resonator that is connected to a power source and operates outside the body, and a secondary resonator that is connected to the implanted device and operates inside the body. Each resonator is a planar spiral resonator; the wireless power transmission is obtained by exploiting the magnetic coupling between the two resonators when they are operating at small distances. A prototype working in the ISM band centered at 434 MHz has been developed and analyzed. Reported results confirm that the proposed system is a viable solution for wirelessly providing implantable devices with the power necessary for operation.
%U http://www.jpier.org/pierc/pier.php?paper=12032606