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Antenna structures for implantable medical devices

  • US 8,939,905 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2011
  • Issued: 01/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:

  • an implantable housing comprising a telemetry module;

    a fixation mechanism comprising an anchoring structure configured to mechanically anchor the fixation mechanism to the implantable housing, wherein the anchoring structure is configured to electrically ground the fixation mechanism to the implantable housing; and

    a connector electrically connecting the fixation mechanism to the telemetry module, wherein the fixation mechanism is configured to operate as at least a portion of an antenna to at least one of transmit or receive communication signals, and wherein the anchoring structure, instead of the connector, is configured to provide structural support between the fixation mechanism and the implantable housing.

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