Anatomically compliant antenna for implantable medical device
US9837704B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q7/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flexible antenna is associated with an active implantable medical device to facilitate communication between the implantable medical device and an external component in the outside world via, for example, long range or far field telemetry. The flexibility of the antenna allows it to conform to the shape of the location at which it is situated, such as on the cranial bone of a patient for an antenna associated with a cranially implanted medical device. The conformability of the antenna helps to maintain the antenna in the desired shape and to maintain it in the desired location relative to implantable medical device and the patient and improves patient comfort.
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