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Telemetry antenna for an implantable medical device

US7317946B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2004
Grant dateJan 8, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S128/903
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telemetry antenna for an implantable medical device includes one or more portions having a non-linear configuration. In some embodiments, the non-linear configuration provides an antenna having a greater antenna length than the linear lengthwise dimension of the antenna structure. In some embodiments, the non-linear configuration is a serpentine pattern.

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