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In-body device having deployable antenna

  • US 9,270,025 B2
  • Filed: 03/07/2008
  • Issued: 02/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An in-body system for providing a signal in a conducting liquid, the system comprising:

  • a structure for defining a space that is sealed from the conducting liquid;

    a control unit including at least two outputs, wherein the control unit is positioned within the defined sealed space of the structure, wherein the control unit produces the signal, the signal comprising an electrical identifiable pattern upon activation, and wherein the control unit is activated upon contact with the conducting liquid; and

    at least two dissolvable transmission elements, each of the at least two dissolvable transmission elements secured to the structure at different locations and each being electrically coupled to a corresponding output of the control unit; and

    wherein the control unit delivers the electrical identifiable pattern to the at least two dissolvable transmission elements, and wherein at least one of the dissolvable transmission elements is configured to detach from the structure when the at least one dissolvable transmission element is deployed.

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