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Purpose The Radiofrequency (RF)‐induced heating for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) with dual parallel leads is evaluated in this paper. The coupling effects between dual parallel leads are studied via simulations and experiments methods. The global transfer function technique is used to assess the RF‐induced heating for dual‐lead AIMDs inside four human body models.
Methods RF‐induced heating for spinal cord stimulator systems with 60 and 90 cm length leads are studied at three parallel dual‐lead configurations (closely spaced, 8 mm spaced, and 40 mm spaced) and a single‐lead configuration. The global transfer function method is used to develop the AIMD models of different configurations and is used for lead‐tip heating assessments inside human body models.
Results In simulation studies, the peak 1g specific absorption rate/temperatrue rises of dual parallel leads systems is lower than those from the single‐lead system. In experimental American Society for Testing and Materials phantom studies, the temperature rises for the single‐lead AIMD system can be 2.4 times higher than that from dual‐lead AIMD systems. For the spinal cord stimulator systems used in the study, the statistical analysis shows the RF‐induced heating of dual‐lead configurations are also lower than those from the single‐lead configuration inside all four human body models.
Conclusion For the AIMD system in this study, it shows that the coupling effects between the dual parallel leads of AIMD systems can reduce RF‐induced heating. The global transfer function for different spatial distance dual‐lead configurations can potentially provide a method for the RF‐induced heating evaluation for dual‐lead AIMD systems.
