Jonathan P. Roberts,Can Cinbis,David J. Peichel,James C. Allan,James D. Reinke,Kamal Deep Mothilal,Erik Griswold,George Patras
申请号：
US13359886
公开号：
US08515559B2
申请日:
2012.01.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
This disclosure is directed to an implantable medical device having a communication dipole configured in accordance with the techniques described herein. In one example, the disclosure is directed to an implantable medical device comprising a housing that encloses at least a communication module, a first electrode of a communication dipole electrically coupled to the communication module and an electrically conductive fixation mechanism that is electrically coupled to a portion of the housing and wherein a portion of the fixation mechanism is configured to function as at least part of a second electrode of the communication dipole. The electrically conductive fixation mechanism includes a dielectric material that covers at least part of a surface of the fixation mechanism. The communication module is configured to transmit or receive a modulated signal between the first electrode and second electrode of the communication dipole.
