Control unit having a deployable antenna
First Claim
1. A control unit for an implantable medical device comprising:
- a housing;
electronics, for controlling an RF emission from the control unit, being disposed within said housing; and
an arc shaped antenna pivotably connected to said housing, said antenna being movable between a stowed position where RF emission from the antenna is prevented and a deployed position where RF emission from the antenna is permitted, in the stowed position the arc shaped antenna is both approximately coplanar with, and encircles the outer periphery of, the housing,wherein the electronics are disposed on a pc board, the antenna defines an antenna plane, in the stowed position the antenna plane is approximately coplanar with a plane defined by the pc board, the antenna plane in the deployed position is not coplanar with the plane defined by the pc board.
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Abstract
A control unit for an implantable medical device includes a housing and electronics within the housing. The electronics control an RF emission from the control unit. An antenna is pivotably connected to the housing. The antenna is movable between a stowed position where RF emission from the antenna is prevented and a deployed position where RF emission from the antenna is permitted. To use the external control unit to effect communication between an external control unit and an implanted medical device, the user places the external control unit within electronic communication range of the implanted medical device. The control unit antenna is moved from the stowed position to a deployed position where RF emission from the antenna is permitted. RF waves are emitted from the antenna to establish communication between the external control unit and the implanted medical device.
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7 Claims
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1. A control unit for an implantable medical device comprising:
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a housing; electronics, for controlling an RF emission from the control unit, being disposed within said housing; and an arc shaped antenna pivotably connected to said housing, said antenna being movable between a stowed position where RF emission from the antenna is prevented and a deployed position where RF emission from the antenna is permitted, in the stowed position the arc shaped antenna is both approximately coplanar with, and encircles the outer periphery of, the housing, wherein the electronics are disposed on a pc board, the antenna defines an antenna plane, in the stowed position the antenna plane is approximately coplanar with a plane defined by the pc board, the antenna plane in the deployed position is not coplanar with the plane defined by the pc board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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