Optical Power Delivery to Implanted Medical Devices

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . An optical wireless power system to provide power to a medical implant assembly in a subject, comprising:

the medical implant assembly including:

one or more photovoltaic cells configured to convert a plurality of light beams transmitted by a solar light source to electrical power;

the medical implant device implanted in the subject;

a rechargeable battery configured to provide power to the medical implant device and other components of the medical implant assembly, the rechargeable battery to be charged by the electrical power of the one or more photovoltaic cells;

a battery charger controller configured to charge the rechargeable battery and to provide electrical power to the medical implant device; and

a wireless transceiver configured to communicate rechargeable battery status and other medical implant device parameters of the medical implant assembly to a mobile communication or computing device.

22 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 21 , wherein the one or more photovoltaic cells includes a surface optical coating on the one or more photovoltaic cells, the surface optical coating configured to minimize a reflection of the plurality of light beams.

23 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 21 , wherein a depth from the subject's skin to the medical device implant device ranges from 1 millimeter (mm) to 15 mm.

24 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 21 , further including one or more temperature sensors, the one or more temperature sensors configured to monitor temperature of a tissue of the subject, the rechargeable battery or the medical implant device.

25 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of light beams from the solar light source have a wavelength of 400 nm to 700 nm.

26 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 21 , wherein the wireless transceiver is a Medical Implant Communication System (MICS), a near field communication transceiver, or a radio frequency identification device transceiver.

27 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 21 , wherein the medical implant device is a pacemaker, a cochlear ear implant, a blood glucose insulin pump or a blood glucose monitor.

28 . An optical wireless power delivery system to provide power to a medical implant assembly in a subject, comprising:

a charging assembly including:

one or more first LED light assemblies configured to transmit a plurality of light beams to a skin of the subject;

a rechargeable power supply configured to provide power to the charging assembly;

a first wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the medical implant assembly and/or a base station to provide status of a rechargeable power supply in the medical implant assembly;

an optical repeater assembly, the optical repeater assembly including:

one or more first photovoltaic cells configured to convert the plurality of light beams transmitted by the one or more first LED light assemblies to electrical power;

a first rechargeable battery,

a repeater microcontroller configured to control operations of the optical repeater assembly;

a battery charger controller configured to receive the electrical power from the one or more first photovoltaic cells, to charge the first rechargeable battery and to provide electrical power to one or more second LED light assemblies; and

the one or more second LED light assemblies to transmit a plurality of repeater light beams; and

the medical implant assembly including:

a medical implant device implanted in the subject;

one or more second photovoltaic cells configured to convert the plurality of repeater light beams transmitted by the one or more second LED light assemblies to electrical power;

a second rechargeable battery configured to provide power to the medical implant device and other components of the medical implant assembly;

a second battery charger controller configured to charge the second rechargeable battery and to provide electrical power to the medical implant device; and

a second wireless transceiver configured to communicate a status of the second rechargeable battery and other medical implant device parameters of the medical implant assembly to the first wireless transceiver or a base station.

29 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 28 , wherein the one or more first photovoltaic cells or the one or more second photovoltaic cells includes a surface optical coating on the one or more first or second photovoltaic cells, the surface optical coating configured to minimize a reflection of the plurality of light beams or the plurality of repeater light beams.

30 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 28 , wherein a depth from the subject's skin to the medical device implant device ranges from 1 millimeter (mm) to 15 mm.

31 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 28 , further including one or more temperature sensors, the one or more temperature sensors configured to monitor temperature of a tissue of the subject, the first rechargeable battery, the second rechargeable battery, or the medical implant device.

32 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 28 , wherein the plurality of light beams from the first LED light assemblies or the plurality of repeater beams from the second LED light assemblies have a wavelength of 730 nm to 830 nm.

33 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 28 , wherein the first wireless transceiver or the second wireless transceiver is a Medical Implant Communication System (MICS) transceiver, a near field communication transceiver, or a radio frequency identification device transceiver.

34 . The optical wireless power delivery system of claim 28 , wherein the medical implant device is a pacemaker, a cochlear ear implant, a blood glucose insulin pump or a blood glucose monitor.

35 . A method of providing optical power to a medical implant device, comprising:

generating, by one or more lighting assemblies, a plurality of lights beams, the plurality of light beams from the one or more lighting assemblies directed to a medical implant assembly embedded or implanted in a patient's tissue or skin;

converting, via one or more photovoltaic cells, the plurality of light beams to electrical energy or power;

transferring the electrical energy or power to a battery charging circuit or controller;

charging, via the battery charging circuit or controller, one or more rechargeable batteries with the electrical energy or power;

transferring or providing the electrical energy or power to the medical implant device via the battery charging circuit or controller or the one or more rechargeable batteries;

generating battery status or charging parameters at the battery charging circuit or controller; and

transmitting, via a Medical Implant Communication System (MICS) wireless transceiver, the battery status or charging parameters to a charging assembly or a computing device.

36 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the medical implant device is a pacemaker, cochlear ear implants, blood glucose pump or blood glucose monitor.

37 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the one or more lighting assemblies transmit the plurality of light beams with a wavelength of 730 nm to 830 nm.

38 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the plurality of light beams are modulated light beams.

39 . The method of claim 35 , wherein the plurality of light beams has an intensity ranging from 50 to 150 mW/cm 2 .