Antenna systems for implantable medical device telemetry
US7072718B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/37229
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable medical device system includes an implanted device communicating with an external device via telemetry. The implanted device and the external device each have a telemetry module connected to an antenna system to support a radio-frequency (RF) telemetry link. The antenna system of the external device has a manually or automatically controllable directionality. The controllable directionality is achieved, for example, by using two or more directional antennas, one non-directional antenna and one or more directional antennas, or an electronically steerable phased-array directional antenna.
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