Implantable medical devices having hollow sleeve cofire ceramic structures and methods of fabricating the same
US9387332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 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 and second ends being open to provide access to the hollow cavity. 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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