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Implantable medical device with antenna

  • US 8,615,305 B2
  • Filed: 10/26/2010
  • Issued: 12/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable medical device for use in a patient management system comprising:

  • a housing of an implantable medical device;

    a first communications unit disposed within the housing configured to establish a first communications link within a short-range telemetry communication range of an external local device;

    a second communications unit disposed within the housing configured to establish a second communications link with a remote computer over at least one pervasive wireless communications network in the group consisting of;

    a wireless telephone network, a wireless wide area network, and a wireless local area network; and

    a single antenna operatively configured to be operatively connected to the first communication unit and the second communications unit.

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