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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Advanced Bionics Ag, Staefa, CH;
Inventors:
James George Elcoate Smith, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Uli Gommel, Valencia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/52 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/37229 (2013.01); A61N 1/08 (2013.01); A61N 1/36038 (2017.08); H01Q 1/526 (2013.01); H01Q 7/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna assembly for use with a medical implant includes an antenna and an electromagnetic shield. At least one of the antenna and the shield includes electrically conductive conductor that defines a conductor resistance and an electrically conductive sheath, over electrically conductive conductor, that defines a sheath resistance that is greater than the conductor resistance.