Anatomically compliant antenna for implantable medical device
First Claim
1. An implantable medical device configured to be implanted in a patient, comprising:
- a housing configured for placement in a hole formed in a cranium of the patient; and
an antenna positioned relative to the housing such that;
1) a side edge of the antenna is adjacent to and extends substantially parallel to and along an edge of the housing, and
2) upon placement of the housing in the hole, the antenna is positioned outside of the hole, adjacent a surface of the cranium,wherein the antenna is configured so that at implant of the implantable medical device in the patient, the antenna is capable of being bent to conform to an anatomical contour of the patient and, upon being bent, is capable of retaining a bent shape.
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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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1. An implantable medical device configured to be implanted in a patient, comprising:
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a housing configured for placement in a hole formed in a cranium of the patient; and an antenna positioned relative to the housing such that;
1) a side edge of the antenna is adjacent to and extends substantially parallel to and along an edge of the housing, and
2) upon placement of the housing in the hole, the antenna is positioned outside of the hole, adjacent a surface of the cranium,wherein the antenna is configured so that at implant of the implantable medical device in the patient, the antenna is capable of being bent to conform to an anatomical contour of the patient and, upon being bent, is capable of retaining a bent shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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