Telemetry antenna for an implantable medical device
US7317946B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2024 |
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- 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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