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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
David Nghiem, Shoreview, MN (US);
Scott Anthony Lambert, East Bethel, MN (US);
Jason William Sprain, Shoreview, MN (US);
David Nghiem, Shoreview, MN (US);
Scott Anthony Lambert, East Bethel, MN (US);
Jason William Sprain, Shoreview, MN (US);
EnteroMedics Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of an implantable medical device includes a loop antenna wound about an inner housing. The loop antenna may form a partial winding, a complete winding, or multiple windings about the inner housing. One or more additional antennae may be capacitively coupled to the loop antenna external to the inner housing to increase efficiency and decrease Return Loss Response of the implantable device. The additional antenna may be balanced or unbalanced antennae.