2024
Biomedical Engineering: Innovative Free-Range Resonant Electrical Energy Delivery System (FREE-D System) for a Ventricular Assist Device Using Wireless Power
Waters B, Smith J, Bonde P. Biomedical Engineering: Innovative Free-Range Resonant Electrical Energy Delivery System (FREE-D System) for a Ventricular Assist Device Using Wireless Power. 2024, 262-268. DOI: 10.1201/9781003543480-41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAxial pumpResonant coilsTransmitting resonant coilsElectric energy deliveryMagnetically coupled resonatorsTether-free operationPower management moduleRelay coilWireless powerWireless deliveryPulsatile ventricular assist deviceReceiver unitSystem efficiencyEnergy delivery systemContinuous operationExperimental setupMechanical failureVentricular assist deviceRectifierControl boardRadiofrequency amplifierPowerCoilRegulation efficiencyEfficiency
2013
A Portable Transmitter for Wirelessly Powering a Ventricular Assist Device Using the Free-Range Resonant Electrical Energy Delivery (FREE-D) System
Waters B, Reed J, Kagi K, Sample A, Bonde P, Smith J. A Portable Transmitter for Wirelessly Powering a Ventricular Assist Device Using the Free-Range Resonant Electrical Energy Delivery (FREE-D) System. 2013, 235-247. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6166-2_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWireless power technologyPower transfer efficiencyTranscutaneous cablePower technologyWireless powerWireless power transfer efficiencyMaximum power transfer efficiencyPower electronic devicesFrequency tuning methodTransfer efficiencyBattery-powered transmitterTranscutaneous drivelinesEnergy delivery systemContinuous operationImplanted medical devicesTuning methodElectronic devicesVentricular assist deviceWireless data communicationWired connectionsHeart pumpElectrical outletsSeparation distancePortable transmittersCable