An RF-energy modulation system dynamically adjusts tuned receiving
circuits within a plurality of slave devices, thereby regulating the
level of power reception in each slave device. The slave devices receive
power from a single master device, through coupling of a primary antenna
in the master device with a secondary antenna in each slave device. The
amount of the power received by each slave device is a function of the
antenna separation distance, and is thus different at each slave device
location. The RF-energy modulation system monitors the power requirements
of the slave device within which the modulation system is included, and
modulates the tuning of the secondary antenna to maintain the proper
power reception level. Advantageously, such modulation controls the power
reception by the slave device, versus dissipating energy already received
by the slave device. In a preferred embodiment, the RF-energy modulation
system controls the power received by a multiplicity of microstimulators
implanted in a single patient.