MRI compatible implanted electronic medical device with power and data communication capability
US8233985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3718
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An antenna module, that is compatible with a magnetic resonance imaging scanner for the purpose of diagnostic quality imaging, is adapted to be implanted inside an animal. The antenna module comprises an electrically non-conducting, biocompatible, and electromagnetically transparent enclosure with inductive antenna wires looping around an inside surface. An electronic module is enclosed in an electromagnetic shield inside the enclosure to minimize the electromagnetic interference from the magnetic resonance imaging scanner.
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