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AI-Optimized Inductive Coupling Coil Design for Safe Wireless Power Transfer in Implantable Medical Devices: An Interdisciplinary Engineering–Healthcare Approach
Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology · Area of research: Healthcare, Wireless Technology, Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I8-1714343
Abstract
Implantable Medical Devices (IMDs) are constrained by finite battery life, making periodic replacement surgeries a recurring clinical and economic burden. Near-field Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) provides a practical pathway to reduce these interventions by enabling transcutaneous, non-contact energy delivery; however, implant packaging constraints and tissue-related losses impose a coil-geometry-dependent efficiency trade-off. This study compares circular and square planar inductive coils for IMD power links operating at 13.56 MHz using MATLAB-based analytical modeling for self- and mutual-inductance estimation and Simulink simulations of a Series–Series resonant topology. Under equal transmitter/receiver footprint constraints, performance was evaluated using Power Transfer Efficiency (PTE) across clinically relevant separation distances. Simulation results indicate that square coils achieve higher inductance and coupling, delivering improved PTE at short-to-moderate implant depths (<20 mm) and better utilization of rectangular IMD housings. In contrast, circular coils exhibit smoother field distribution and greater robustness to misalignment, resulting in more stable performance under positional variability. The findings provide a practical basis for selecting coil geometries according to implant depth and enclosure form factor, and demonstrate an accessible workflow for early-stage IMD power-link assessment using analytical and circuit-level tools prior to full-wave electromagnetic modeling or experimental validation.
Keywords
Wireless Power Transfer, Implantable Medical Devices, Inductive Coupling, Coil Geometry, Power Transfer Efficiency, Series–Series Resonant Topology, Biomedical Power Systems
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How to cite this paper
@article{1714343,
author = {Ibekwe Arinze Ignatius, Josephat Chukwudi Akabuike, Ibekwe Adaobi Maryann, Nwauzor Chioma Vivian, Ibekwe Chukwubuikem Francis; Nkiruka Maria-Assumpta Akabuike; Chibuzor Emmanuel Ibezim},
title = {AI-Optimized Inductive Coupling Coil Design for Safe Wireless Power Transfer in Implantable Medical Devices: An Interdisciplinary Engineering–Healthcare Approach},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2026},
volume = {9},
number = {8},
pages = {2349-2358},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1714343.pdf},
abstract = {Implantable Medical Devices (IMDs) are constrained by finite battery life, making periodic replacement surgeries a recurring clinical and economic burden. Near-field Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) provides a practical pathway to reduce these interventions by enabling transcutaneous, non-contact energy delivery; however, implant packaging constraints and tissue-related losses impose a coil-geometry-dependent efficiency trade-off. This study compares circular and square planar inductive coils for IMD power links operating at 13.56 MHz using MATLAB-based analytical modeling for self- and mutual-inductance estimation and Simulink simulations of a Series–Series resonant topology. Under equal transmitter/receiver footprint constraints, performance was evaluated using Power Transfer Efficiency (PTE) across clinically relevant separation distances. Simulation results indicate that square coils achieve higher inductance and coupling, delivering improved PTE at short-to-moderate implant depths (<20 mm) and better utilization of rectangular IMD housings. In contrast, circular coils exhibit smoother field distribution and greater robustness to misalignment, resulting in more stable performance under positional variability. The findings provide a practical basis for selecting coil geometries according to implant depth and enclosure form factor, and demonstrate an accessible workflow for early-stage IMD power-link assessment using analytical and circuit-level tools prior to full-wave electromagnetic modeling or experimental validation.},
keywords = {Wireless Power Transfer, Implantable Medical Devices, Inductive Coupling, Coil Geometry, Power Transfer Efficiency, Series–Series Resonant Topology, Biomedical Power Systems},
month = {February},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I8-1714343}
}