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System and method of aligning an implantable antenna

  • US 8,233,995 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2008
  • Issued: 07/31/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable restriction system, comprising:

  • an implantable restriction device configured to form a restriction in a pathway;

    an implantable housing; and

    an implantable antenna movably mounted on the housing such that the antenna can align with an external device for communicating therewith,wherein the housing is at least a portion of a gimbal element such that the antenna is free to rotate about a first axis and the antenna is also free to rotate about a second axis, the first axis being substantially orthogonal to the second axis.

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