SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING WITH AN IMPLANTABLE ANTENNA
First Claim
1. An implantable restriction system, comprising:
- an implantable restriction device configured to form a restriction in a pathway; and
an implantable housing associated with the implantable restriction device and having at least one antenna configured to communicate telemetrically with a transceiver regardless of a rotational orientation of the housing about an axis.
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Abstract
Various methods and devices are provided for aligning an internal antenna with an external device. In one embodiment, an implantable restriction system is provided and includes an implantable restriction device configured to form a restriction in a pathway, and an implantable housing associated with the implantable restriction device. The housing has at least one antenna that can be configured to communicate telemetrically with a transceiver regardless of a rotational orientation of the housing about an axis. The at least one antenna can extend along an axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of a catheter extending from the housing. In one embodiment, the implantable housing can contain a sensor that can be configured, for example, to measure at least one of a system parameter and a physiological parameter, and the antenna can be effective to communicate the measured parameter to the transceiver.
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24 Claims
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1. An implantable restriction system, comprising:
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an implantable restriction device configured to form a restriction in a pathway; and an implantable housing associated with the implantable restriction device and having at least one antenna configured to communicate telemetrically with a transceiver regardless of a rotational orientation of the housing about an axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A restriction system, comprising:
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an implantable band configured to form a restriction in a pathway; a housing associated with the band and having a catheter extending therefrom defining a longitudinal axis along a length thereof; an implantable sensor configured to measure at least one or a restriction system parameter and a physiological parameter; and at least one antenna associated with the housing and configured to emit a magnetic field toward an external device positioned on a tissue surface directly adjacent the housing regardless of a rotational orientation of the housing about an axis of the catheter extending from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for communicating with an implantable restriction system, comprising:
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providing a restriction system that is implantable within a patient to form a restriction in a pathway; positioning a communication device adjacent to a tissue surface of the patient; and activating the communication device to communicate with at least one antenna disposed within a housing forming part of the restriction system, the at least one antenna emitting a magnetic field toward the communication device regardless of a rotational orientation of the housing containing the at least one antenna about an axis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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