Simple transcutaneous information transmission from inside to outside of the body by using a transcutaneous transformer for energy transmission

Transcutaneous energy transmission is the most promising non-invasive method for supplying driving energy to a totally implantable artificial heart. Studies have been conducted on a transcutaneous energy and information transmission system that can simultaneously transmit energy and information by using a single transcutaneous transformer. In this paper, we report the information transmission characteristics from the inside to the outside of the human body by using the transcutaneous transformer with misalignment between the external and internal coils. © 2012 The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan.