ADJUSTABLE IMPEDANCE MATCHING CIRCUIT
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a medical module;
an antenna;
a transceiver operatively coupled to said antenna and said medical module and facilitating wireless transmission of data between said medical module and an external device; and
a impedance match circuit operatively coupled between said transceiver and said antenna, said impedance match circuit having a plurality of predetermined selectable configurations, each individual one of the plurality of configurations providing a particular impedance matching characteristic.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device with a medical module, an antenna, a transceiver and an impedance match circuit. The transceiver is operatively coupled to the antenna and the medical module and facilitates wireless transmission of data between the medical module and an external device. The impedance match circuit is operatively coupled between the transceiver and the antenna and has a plurality of predetermined selectable configurations, each providing a particular impedance matching characteristic.
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16 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a medical module; an antenna; a transceiver operatively coupled to said antenna and said medical module and facilitating wireless transmission of data between said medical module and an external device; and a impedance match circuit operatively coupled between said transceiver and said antenna, said impedance match circuit having a plurality of predetermined selectable configurations, each individual one of the plurality of configurations providing a particular impedance matching characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for matching impedance with an impedance match circuit operatively coupled between an antenna and a transceiver of an implantable medical device, said impedance match circuit having a plurality of predetermined configurations, each individual one of the plurality of configurations providing a particular impedance matching characteristic, comprising the steps of:
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selecting a first one of said plurality of predetermined configurations corresponding to a first environment in which said antenna;
thenmoving said antenna from said first environment to a second environment; and selecting a second one of said plurality of predetermined configurations corresponding to said second environment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method for matching impedance with an impedance match circuit operatively coupled between an antenna and a transceiver of an implantable medical device, said impedance match circuit having a plurality of predetermined configurations, each individual one of the plurality of configurations providing a particular impedance matching characteristic, comprising:
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selecting a first one of said plurality of predetermined configurations corresponding to a first environment in which said antenna;
thenmoving said antenna from said first environment to a second environment; and selecting a second one of said plurality of predetermined configurations corresponding to said second environment. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An implantable medical device, comprising:
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a medical module; an antenna; transceiver means operatively coupled to said antenna and said medical module for facilitating wireless transmission of data between said medical module and an external device; and impedance match means operatively coupled between said transceiver means and said antenna, said impedance match means for providing a plurality of predetermined selectable configurations, each individual one of the plurality of configurations providing a particular impedance matching characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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