Patent ID: 9634381
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61N,B29C,B29L,H01Q

Claim:
1. An implantable medical device for implant within a patient, the device comprising: a case; pulse generating circuitry housed within the case; radio frequency (RF) communication components installed within the case of the device; a header mounted to an exterior surface of the case, the header being disposed only along a single edge of the case, wherein the header encloses a feedthrough assembly and connectors for receiving electrical leads for electrical connection to the pulse generating circuitry; and an antenna coupled to the RF communication components and having an inverted E shape wherein a first branch of the antenna includes a capacitor formed of a set of conducting plates with a non-conductive medium interposed between the plates, and the inverted E shaped antenna is disposed adjacent to an outer edge of the header and substantially circumscribes a path about the connectors within the header, wherein a major surface of the header defines a first plane and the capacitor defines a second plane that is in a generally parallel plane relationship with the first plane such that, upon implant, the second plane of the capacitor is substantially oriented along a coronal plane of the patient.