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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2002
Applicants:
Lawrence Swanson, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Von Arx, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ron Balczewski, Roseville, MN (US);
Jeff Taylor, Wyoming, MN (US);
Greg Carpenter, Centerville, MN (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence Swanson, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Von Arx, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ron Balczewski, Roseville, MN (US);
Jeff Taylor, Wyoming, MN (US);
Greg Carpenter, Centerville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable medical device such as a cardiac pacemaker with a telemetry coil located in the device header rather than the conductive housing. The telemetry coil has a core made of magnetically permeable material such as ferrite in order to increase the efficiency of the coil and lessen space requirements.