Implantable medical devices having hollow cap cofire ceramic structures and methods of fabricating the same
US9387331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49018
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An implantable medical device (IMD) antenna and methods of fabricating the same are provided. An IMD can include a ceramic structure having at least one wall defining a hollow cavity. The ceramic structure can include a first end and a second end distal from the first end, the first end being open to provide access to the hollow cavity and the second end being closed. The IMD also includes an antenna cofire-integrated into the at least one wall of the ceramic structure and a housing adjoined to the ceramic structure.
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