How to Design Disruptive Medical Implantable Devices With Solid State Batteries? by Denis Pasero скачать в хорошем качестве

How to Design Disruptive Medical Implantable Devices With Solid State Batteries? by Denis Pasero

By Denis Pasero, Product Commercialisation Manager, Ilika Major innovation is taking place in the area of implanted medical devices particularly neuromodulation or implanted sensors. Disruptive medical research is already providing solutions to decrease chronic pain levels significantly and maintain patient’s comfort, but product designers are frustrated by the lack of hardware, particularly batteries, to make their dream devices a reality. An exciting trend is the miniaturisation of implanted devices in order for to be placed nearer to the targeted organs and avoid risky and costly operations. A balance needs to be found between the need for mm-scale batteries and the devices power requirements (100’ uAh for sensors, a few mAh for neurostimulation). Hence, designers need to think about the battery early in their product development and consider their use case carefully. This presentation will describe the power requirements of disruptive implantable medical solutions and explain how innovative, customisable, mm-scale solid state batteries such as those in development at Ilika may meet the challenges faced by product designers.