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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Yanzhu Zhao, Blaine, MN (US);
Nicholas C. Wine, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Joyce K. Yamamoto, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); H01Q 1/36 (2006.01); H01Q 11/08 (2006.01); H01Q 23/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61B 5/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/37229 (2013.01); A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61N 1/362 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); H01Q 1/12 (2013.01); H01Q 1/27 (2013.01); H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H01Q 1/362 (2013.01); H01Q 11/08 (2013.01); H01Q 23/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/042 (2013.01); A61B 2560/04 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49018 (2015.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device (IMD) antenna and methods of fabricating the same are provided. An IMD can include a ceramic structure having at least one wall defining a hollow cavity. The ceramic structure can include a first end and a second end distal from the first end, the first end being open to provide access to the hollow cavity and the second end being closed. The IMD also includes an antenna cofire-integrated into the at least one wall of the ceramic structure and a housing adjoined to the ceramic structure.