Implantable medical device with an improved antenna
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- a main body;
a header portion having a first header portion surface side, a second header portion surface side opposite said first header portion surface side, an intermediate surface side extending between said first and second header portion surface sides, and an intermediate base surface side extending between said first and second header portion surface sides and opposite said intermediate surface side, said header portion attached to said main body at said intermediate base surface side; and
an antenna device having a first portion arranged at said first header portion surface side, a second portion continuing at said intermediate surface side, and a third portion further at said second header portion surface side, said first portion directly opposing said third portion;
wherein said antenna device extends over said first and second header portion surface sides in parallel y-z planes and extends over said intermediate surface side in the x-z plane; and
wherein said first portion and said portion of said antennas device are tilted in relation to the x-y plane.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device has a housing having a first housing surface side, a second housing surface side opposing the first housing surface side, and an intermediate surface side extending between the first and second housing surface sides. The implantable medical device has an antenna device arranged at the first housing surface side, continuing at the intermediate surface side and further at the second housing surface side. Improved radiation characteristics are obtained in a desired direction.
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a main body; a header portion having a first header portion surface side, a second header portion surface side opposite said first header portion surface side, an intermediate surface side extending between said first and second header portion surface sides, and an intermediate base surface side extending between said first and second header portion surface sides and opposite said intermediate surface side, said header portion attached to said main body at said intermediate base surface side; and an antenna device having a first portion arranged at said first header portion surface side, a second portion continuing at said intermediate surface side, and a third portion further at said second header portion surface side, said first portion directly opposing said third portion; wherein said antenna device extends over said first and second header portion surface sides in parallel y-z planes and extends over said intermediate surface side in the x-z plane; and wherein said first portion and said portion of said antennas device are tilted in relation to the x-y plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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