Patent ID: 9687165
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An apparatus configured for implantation within a body of a patient, the apparatus comprising: a housing; at least two antennas extending from the housing, including a first antenna and a second antenna, the first and second antennas being flexible such that the first and second antennas conform to the body of the patient; at least three electrodes, wherein at least a first electrode is disposed on the first antenna, at least a second electrode is disposed on the housing, and at least a third electrode is disposed on the second antenna, wherein the first, second, and third electrodes are disposed in a non-linear configuration and provide at least three vectors along which to sense an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal; and circuitry configured to use the at least three vectors to gain or subtract a first portion of the ECG signal and amplify a remaining second portion of the ECG signal.