TELEMETRY ANTENNAS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
First Claim
1. An implantable medical device (“
- IMD”
) comprising;
a housing;
a header block coupled to said housing; and
a curved antenna located within said header block, said antenna having a feed point from said housing leading into said header block, and said antenna having a floating endpoint in said header block.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device (“IMD”) configured in accordance with an example embodiment of the invention generally includes a housing, a connector header block coupled to the housing, and a telemetry antenna located within the header block. The header block is formed from a dielectric material, which encapsulates the antenna. The antenna is configured to support far field telemetry with an external device such as a programmer. In one example embodiment, the antenna is formed from a thin round wire, has a feed point on the top perimeter sidewall of the housing, and has a floating endpoint in the header block. The antenna is contoured to form a simple curve in a plane that is approximately parallel with the major sides of the housing.
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22 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device (“
- IMD”
) comprising;
a housing;
a header block coupled to said housing; and
a curved antenna located within said header block, said antenna having a feed point from said housing leading into said header block, and said antenna having a floating endpoint in said header block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A far field telemetry antenna for an implantable medical device (“
- IMD”
) having a dielectric header block, said antenna comprising a radiating element having;
a first end defining a feed point for said antenna; and
a second end defining a floating endpoint for said antenna;
said radiating element being configured with a simple-curved profile and being dimensioned to fit within said dielectric header block. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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