Patent ID: 8588924
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61B,A61N,G08C,G16H,H01Q

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: an implantable telemetry circuit; an implantable antenna electrically connected to the implantable telemetry circuit, the implantable antenna comprising: wherein the implantable antenna is configured to wirelessly transfer information electromagnetically using a first specified operating frequency range and a second specified operating frequency range, wherein the first specified frequency range is established by a first resonant frequency and the different second specified operating frequency is established by a different second resonant frequency, and wherein the first specified operating frequency range and the second specified operating frequency range are provided at least in part by a physical arrangement of the first coil with respect to the first non-coil segment and the second non-coil segment; an implantable housing sized and shaped for implant within a human or animal body, the implantable housing comprising a conductive material and containing at least a portion of the implantable telemetry circuit, wherein the conductive material is electrically connected to the implantable telemetry circuit; a first implantable dielectric compartment sized and shaped for implant within a human or animal body, the first implantable dielectric compartment containing at least a portion of the first non-coil segment of the implantable antenna, and wherein the first implantable dielectric compartment is coupled to the housing; and a second implantable dielectric compartment sized and shaped for implant within a human or animal body, the second implantable dielectric compartment containing the first coil of the implantable antenna, wherein the second implantable dielectric compartment is coupled to the housing, and wherein the first coil is configured to follow an exterior contour of the implantable housing.