Fault-tolerant Design of Passive Biomedical Implants
Electrical Engineering
Team 29: Julian Gervassi-Saga, Joshua Ravelo, Jack O’Connor, Rachel Hayes, Diwi Rahjmohan
Summary
This project involves the design and implementation of a fault-tolerant, wireless energy harvester for a cardiac stimulator. The system uses RF energy at 2.4 GHz to power the implantable device which delivers controlled monophasic pulses for therapeutic stimulation. The redesign prioritizes fault tolerance, enabling the system to maintain continuous operation even in the presence of component failures, thereby enhancing patient safety by mitigating the need for surgical replacement.