Systems and methods for incorporating a patch antenna in an implantable medical device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10957970
APP PUB NO 20180069303A1
SERIAL NO

15255985

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Systems and methods for an implantable medical device which utilizes a patch antenna for communicating with an external device. The implantable medical device includes a housing, a header, and a patch antenna formed using an RF plate and a ground plate, which may be or include a metal surface of the housing. Also, a material of the header forms a dielectric of the patch antenna.

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  • PACESETTER, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Li, Perry Arcadia, US 39 170
Zhang, Lequan La Crescenta, US 7 3

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