US Patent Issued to BIONET SONAR on Nov. 18 for "System and methods for using ultrasonic waves for wireless powering and communication of a cardiac assist device" (Massachusetts, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,785, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to BIONET SONAR (Newton, Mass.).

"System and methods for using ultrasonic waves for wireless powering and communication of a cardiac assist device" was invented by Tommaso Melodia (Newton, Mass.), Jorge Jimenez (Atlanta) and Emrecan Demirors (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention describes a system that uses ultrasonic waves to transfer energy and data, enabling for the control and recharging of a cardiac assist device. Data and energy transfer are accomplished using pulsed ultrasonic waves. The use of ultrasonic waves allows for wireless transcutaneous energy transfer to pow...