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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Cyberonics, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Himanshu Joshi, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
CYBERONICS, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 13/10 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/24 (2013.01); A61N 1/37229 (2013.01); H01Q 13/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device includes a housing. An opening is present in the housing. The implantable medical device includes communication circuitry in the housing. The implantable medical device includes a cover coupled to edges of the housing defining the opening to substantially close the opening. The implantable medical device also includes an antenna coupled to the cover. The antenna is electrically coupled to the communication circuitry.