A miniaturized ultrasonic power delivery system

A pair of 4.4mm diameter lead zirconium titanate (PZT) discs were employed for ultrasonic power delivery across biological tissue. The overall system, including the biological tissue and matching layers, was analyzed and modeled as a two-port network with an associated scattering matrix. The matrix coefficients were obtained experimentally in order to determine the maximum available gain (MAG) and optimal operating frequency of the system. The results were validated against finite element analysis simulations, and together they suggest that the miniaturized ultrasonic power delivery system has higher power transfer efficiency than a comparably-sized inductively coupled design at coupling distances greater than 9.5-15.5mm depending on the medium.