Bent loop antenna for implantable medical devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10195445-B2
Application number	US-201615163997-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 25, 2016
Priority date	Jun 11, 2015
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

An implantable medical device can include a device housing including a circuitry module and a header including a header core defining a bore configured to receive a distal end of a lead, an antenna, and a header shell disposed around the header core and the antenna. The antenna can be a closed loop antenna and arranged such that the antenna is positioned within two planes to maximize the area within the closed loop to increase the radiation characteristics of the antenna.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
a device container including an electronic module within the device container;
a header core having a first header surface side, a second header surface side, and a superior header surface side extending, along an x-axis, between the first and second header surface sides;
a closed loop antenna, including:
a first loop portion having a predefined shape and being disposed along the first header surface side and the superior header surface side, wherein the first loop portion is bent in an y-x plane such that the first loop portion is disposed in a z-y plane and a z-x plane, the first loop portion including:
a first portion positioned toward a first end of the header core, the first portion including a first section extending adjacent to the first header surface and a second section extending adjacent to the superior header surface;
a second portion positioned toward a second end of the header core, the second portion including a third section extending adjacent to the first header surface and a fourth section extending adjacent to the superior header surface; and
a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion;

a second loop portion having the predefined shape and positioned adjacent to the header core such that the second loop portion is parallel to the first loop portion and disposed along the first header surface side and the superior header surface side, wherein the second loop portion is bent in an y-x plane such that the second loop portion is disposed in a z-y plane and a z-x plane; and
a loop transition section connecting the first loop portion and the second loop portion; and

a header shell disposed around the header core and attached to the device container.

2. The implantable medical device of claim 1 , wherein the second loop portion, includes:
a fourth portion positioned toward the first end of the header core, the fourth portion including a fifth section extending adjacent to the first header surface and a sixth section extending adjacent to the superior header surface;
a fifth portion positioned toward the second end of the header core, the fifth portion including a seventh section extending adjacent to the first header surface and an eighth section extending adjacent to the superior header surface; and
a sixth portion connecting the fourth portion and the fifth portion.

3. The implantable medical device of claim 2 , wherein the first section includes a first connection end and the seventh section includes a second connection end, the first connection end and the second connection end electrically coupled to the electronic module and are located on a same side of the header core.

4. The implantable medical device of claim 3 , wherein the loop transition section extends between the third section of the first loop and the fifth section of the second loop.

5. An implantable medical device, comprising:
a device container including an electronic module within the device container;
a header, the header including:
a header core having a first header surface side, a second header surface side opposite the first header surface side, and a superior header surface side extending between the first and second header surface sides;
a closed loop antenna disposed in two different planes, the closed loop antenna, including:
a first portion positioned toward a first end of the header core, the first portion including a first section extending adjacent to the first header surface side from a first connection end adjacent to the device container, along a y-axis, to a first transition point adjacent the first header surface side and a second section extending adjacent to the superior header surface side from the first transition point, along a x-axis, to a first intermediate point adjacent to the second header surface side;
a second portion positioned toward a second end of the header core, the second portion including a third section extending adjacent to the first header surface side from a second connection end adjacent to the device container, along the y-axis, to a second transition point adjacent to the first header surface side, and a fourth section extending adjacent to the superior header surface side from the second transition point, along the x-axis, to a second intermediate point adjacent to the second header surface; and
a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion and extending from the first intermediate point, along a z-axis, to the second intermediate point,
wherein, when viewed along a x-y plane, the first portion and the second portion include a bend transitioning the antenna from the first header surface side to the superior header surface side at the first and second transition points; and

a header shell disposed around the header core and attached to the device container.

6. The implantable medical device of claim 5 , wherein the first connection end and the second connection end are electrically coupled to the electronic module.

7. The implantable medical device of claim 5 , wherein, when viewed along a z-x plane, the antenna includes two bends at the first intermediate point and the second intermediate point.

8. The implantable medical device of claim 7 , wherein an angle of the bend at the first and second transition points, when viewed along the x-y plane, is within a range of about 45 degrees to about 135 degrees.

9. The implantable medical device of claim 5 , wherein the first section and the third section are in a z-y plane, not limited along the x-axis, and the second section, the fourth section, and the third portion are in a z-x plane, not limited in along the y-axis.

10. The implantable medical device of claim 5 , wherein the first header surface side includes only the first section and the third section of the antenna.

11. The implantable medical device of claim 5 , wherein the header shell is formed of a dielectric material.

12. A method of making an implantable medical device including a bent loop antenna, comprising:
providing or obtaining a header core having a first header surface side, a second header surface side, and a superior header surface side extending between the first and second header core sides;
coupling at least one closed loop antenna to the header core, the closed loop antenna disposed in two different planes and including:
a first portion positioned toward a first end of the header core, the first portion including a first section extending adjacent to the first header surface side from a first connection end adjacent to the device container, along a y-axis; to a first transition point adjacent the first header surface side and a second section extending adjacent to the superior header surface side from the first transition point, along a x-axis, to a first intermediate point adjacent to the second header surface side;
a second portion positioned toward a second end of the header core, the second portion including a third section extending adjacent to the first header surface side from a second connection end adjacent to the device container, along the y-axis, to a second transition point adjacent to the first header surface side; and a fourth section extending adjacent to the superior header surface side from the second transition point, along the x-axis, to a second intermediate point adjacent to the second header surface; and

a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion and extending from the first intermediate point, along a z-axis, to the second intermediate point, and disposing a header shell disposed around the header core.

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Assignees

• Cardiac Pacemakers Inc

Inventors

• Landherr Daniel Joseph
• Allen Brian D
• Ameri Masoud
• Stieper David P

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