Wearable antenna assembly for an in-vivo device
First Claim
1. A wearable antenna assembly to facilitate communication with a swallowable in-vivo device, comprising:
- a posterior antenna assembly comprising;
a flat posterior antenna element comprising;
a flat, electrically insulating, posterior base comprising, a lateral portion having a lateral line, and at least a first protrusion continuing from the lateral portion and extending away from said lateral line, anda first antenna element formed in said first protrusion; and
a wearable belt to carry the posterior antenna assembly,wherein the at least first protrusion is configured such that, when the belt is worn, the first antenna element is situated adjacent to or in front of a first of the two greater sciatic notches of the pelvis such that the first antenna element is configured to receive a signal from said in-vivo device after said signal travels through said first greater sciatic notch.
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Abstract
A wearable antenna assembly includes a posterior antenna assembly and an anterior antenna assembly. The posterior antenna assembly may include a posterior base that includes a lateral portion having a lateral line, and one or two protrusions that continue from the lateral portion and extend away from it, and one or more antenna elements that are formed in the respective protrusion. The protrusions may be configured such that each antenna element lies on the buttocks and is situated adjacent to, or in front of, a greater sciatic notch of the pelvis. The anterior antenna assembly may include an anterior lateral base having a lateral line, and n antenna elements that are formed in the anterior lateral base along the lateral line. The anterior lateral base may be configured such that, when the belt is worn, the n antenna elements are situated adjacent to, or in front of, the abdomen. The orientations of the antenna elements may be optimized to maximize reception of signals originating from a swallowed in-vivo device.
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21 Claims
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1. A wearable antenna assembly to facilitate communication with a swallowable in-vivo device, comprising:
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a posterior antenna assembly comprising; a flat posterior antenna element comprising; a flat, electrically insulating, posterior base comprising, a lateral portion having a lateral line, and at least a first protrusion continuing from the lateral portion and extending away from said lateral line, and a first antenna element formed in said first protrusion; and a wearable belt to carry the posterior antenna assembly, wherein the at least first protrusion is configured such that, when the belt is worn, the first antenna element is situated adjacent to or in front of a first of the two greater sciatic notches of the pelvis such that the first antenna element is configured to receive a signal from said in-vivo device after said signal travels through said first greater sciatic notch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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