LOADED RF ANTENNA FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE
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1. A system comprising:
- an implantable telemetry circuit;
an implantable antenna electrically connected to the implantable telemetry circuit, the implantable antenna comprising;
a first non-coiled segment; and
a first coiled segment attached to the first non-coiled segment; and
wherein the implantable antenna is configured to wirelessly transfer information electromagnetically using a first specified operating frequency range and a second specified operating frequency range, and wherein the first specified operating frequency range and the second specified operating frequency range are provided at least in part by a physical arrangement of the first coiled segment with respect to the first non-coiled segment.
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Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for wirelessly transferring information electromagnetically at a first specified operating frequency range and at a second specified operating frequency range using an implantable antenna. In certain examples, the implantable antenna can include a first non-coiled segment and a first coiled segment, and the first specified operating frequency range and the second specified operating frequency range can be provided at least in part by a physical arrangement of the first coiled segment with respect to the first non-coiled segment.
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1. A system comprising:
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an implantable telemetry circuit; an implantable antenna electrically connected to the implantable telemetry circuit, the implantable antenna comprising; a first non-coiled segment; and a first coiled segment attached to the first non-coiled segment; and wherein the implantable antenna is configured to wirelessly transfer information electromagnetically using a first specified operating frequency range and a second specified operating frequency range, and wherein the first specified operating frequency range and the second specified operating frequency range are provided at least in part by a physical arrangement of the first coiled segment with respect to the first non-coiled segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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wirelessly transferring information electromagnetically at a first specified operating frequency range and at a second specified operating frequency range using an implantable antenna, the implantable antenna comprising; a first non-coiled segment; and a first coiled segment attached to the first non-coiled segment; and wherein the first specified operating frequency range and the second specified operating frequency range are provided at least in part by a physical arrangement of the first coiled segment with respect to the first non-coiled segment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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