Antenna for an implantable medical device
US6708065B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3727
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for enabling far-field radio-frequency communications with an implantable medical device in which an antenna is embedded within a dielectric compartment of the device. A helical antenna may be employed to save space while still permitting far-field telemetry over a desired range of frequencies.
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