Wireless communication with a medical implant
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing transdermal wireless communication, said apparatus comprising:
- medical implant circuitry;
a transceiver coupled to the medical implant circuitry;
a first metal surface, the first metal surface having an end portion and a base portion;
a second metal surface parallel to the first metal surface and connected to the first metal surface by a conductor, the second metal surface being separated from the first metal surface by a dielectric layer;
a first radiating element tuned to a first frequency and disposed within the dielectric layer between the first metal surface and second metal surface, the first radiating element havinga first reactive portion at a first end thereof,a second reactive portion at a second end thereof, anda first radiating strip extending between the first reactive portion and the second reactive portion; and
a feed structure in electrical communication with the transceiver and the first radiating strip.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing transdermal wireless communication includes medical implant circuitry; a transceiver coupled to the medical implant circuitry; a first metal surface having an end portion and a base portion; a second metal surface parallel to the first metal surface and connected to the first metal surface by a conductor, the second metal surface being separated from the first metal surface by a dielectric layer; a first radiating element tuned to a first frequency and disposed within the dielectric layer between the first metal surface and second metal surface; and a feed structure in electrical communication with the transceiver and the first radiating strip. The first radiating element has a first reactive portion at a first end thereof, a second reactive portion at a second end thereof, and a first radiating strip extending between the first reactive portion and the second reactive portion.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing transdermal wireless communication, said apparatus comprising:
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medical implant circuitry; a transceiver coupled to the medical implant circuitry; a first metal surface, the first metal surface having an end portion and a base portion; a second metal surface parallel to the first metal surface and connected to the first metal surface by a conductor, the second metal surface being separated from the first metal surface by a dielectric layer; a first radiating element tuned to a first frequency and disposed within the dielectric layer between the first metal surface and second metal surface, the first radiating element having a first reactive portion at a first end thereof, a second reactive portion at a second end thereof, and a first radiating strip extending between the first reactive portion and the second reactive portion; and a feed structure in electrical communication with the transceiver and the first radiating strip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for providing transdermal wireless communication in a selected direction, said apparatus comprising:
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medical implant circuitry; a transceiver coupled to the medical implant circuitry; a first metal surface disposed in a plane perpendicular to the selected direction, the first metal surface having an end portion, and a base portion, and a first planar radiating element tuned to a first frequency and disposed on a dielectric layer above the first metal surface, the first planar radiating element having a first reactive portion at a first end thereof, a second reactive portion at a second end thereof, and a first planar radiating strip extending between the first reactive portion and the second reactive portion; and a feed structure in electrical communication with the transceiver and the first planar radiating strip for providing a carrier signal to the first planar radiating strip. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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