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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Jeffrey A. Von Arx, Minneapolis, MN (US);
William R. Mass, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Scott T. Mazar, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Mark D. Amundson, Cambridge, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Von Arx, Minneapolis, MN (US);
William R. Mass, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Scott T. Mazar, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Mark D. Amundson, Cambridge, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/37229 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for enabling far-field radio-frequency communications with an implantable medical device in which an antenna is embedded within a dielectric compartment of the device. A helical antenna may be employed to save space while still permitting far-field telemetry over a desired range of frequencies.