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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 22, 2014
Applicant:

Proteus Digital Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Hooman Hafezi, Redwood City, CA (US);

Benedict Costello, Piedmont, CA (US);

Timothy Robertson, Belmont, CA (US);

Maria Casillas Holen, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Assignee:

Proteus Digital Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); H01Q 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/073 (2013.01); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/0028 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2208 (2013.01); H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H01Q 9/16 (2013.01); H04B 13/005 (2013.01); A61B 2562/02 (2013.01); A61B 2562/182 (2013.01); Y10S 128/902 (2013.01);
Abstract

Virtual dipole signal amplification for in-body devices, such as implantable and ingestible devices, is provided. Aspects of the in-body deployable antennas of the invention include antennas configured to go from a first configuration to a second configuration following placement in a living body, e.g., via ingestion or implantation. Embodiments of the in-body devices are configured to emit a detectable signal upon contact with a target physiological site. Also provided are methods of making and using the devices of the invention.


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