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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2011
Bin MI, Plymouth, MN (US);
Abhijeet V. Chavan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Keith R. Maile, New Brighton, MN (US);
Bin Mi, Plymouth, MN (US);
Abhijeet V. Chavan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Keith R. Maile, New Brighton, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Implantable medical devices including an ultrasonic transducer and methods of optimizing an ultrasonic transducer of an implantable medical device are disclosed. The implantable medical device can include a housing, an ultrasonic transducer disposed within an interior of the housing, and a limiting structure configured to constrain deformation of the ultrasonic transducer. The limiting structure can include a separate structure coupled to the housing, or can comprise a resonant portion of the housing itself. During operation, the ultrasonic transducer is configured to communicate at a frequency at or near a resonant frequency of the housing.