Implantable medical device
First Claim
1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- an electrically conductive housing;
electric circuitry that operates said implantable medical device and radio frequency circuitry for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals, said electric circuitry and said radio frequency circuitry being interconnected and arranged within said electrically conductive housing;
an electrically insulating header portion adjacent said electrically conductive housing;
an electrically conductive structure on a surface of, and/or within, said electrically insulating header portion;
an antenna feed operatively interconnected between said radio frequency circuitry and said electrically conductive structure;
said electrically conductive structure being galvanically connected to said electrically conductive housing; and
said electrically conductive structure and said electrically conductive housing operating in combination as a transmitting and/or receiving antenna for said radio frequency signals.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device has a conductive housing containing circuitry for operation of the device and radio frequency circuitry for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals. An insulating header is arranged adjacent to the conductive housing. A conductive structure is provided on a surface of, and/or within, the insulating header. An antenna feed is operatively interconnected between the radio frequency circuitry and the conductive structure. The conductive structure is galvanically connected to the conductive housing, and the conductive structure and the conductive housing, in combination, operate as a transmitting and/or receiving antenna for the radio frequency signals.
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14 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
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an electrically conductive housing;
electric circuitry that operates said implantable medical device and radio frequency circuitry for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals, said electric circuitry and said radio frequency circuitry being interconnected and arranged within said electrically conductive housing;
an electrically insulating header portion adjacent said electrically conductive housing;
an electrically conductive structure on a surface of, and/or within, said electrically insulating header portion;
an antenna feed operatively interconnected between said radio frequency circuitry and said electrically conductive structure;
said electrically conductive structure being galvanically connected to said electrically conductive housing; and
said electrically conductive structure and said electrically conductive housing operating in combination as a transmitting and/or receiving antenna for said radio frequency signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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