Patent ID: 7908014
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A dipole antenna formed on an implantable microdevice, said implantable microdevice having a case, said case being a hollow cylinder having an inner and an outer surface and adapted for housing communications circuitry, said dipole antenna comprising: at least two radiating elements, wherein said radiating elements are electrically conducting and are formed of a thick film layer on said outer surface; wherein said dipole antenna is electrically coupled to said communications circuitry to create a telemetry system for said implantable microdevice; and wherein said case is comprised of a ceramic from the group consisting of alumina, glass, titania, zirconia, stabilized-zirconia, partially-stabilized zirconia, tetragonal zirconia, magnesia-stabilized zirconia, ceria-stabilized zirconia, calcia-stabilized zirconia, and yttria-stabilized zirconia.