Antenna configuration for compact glucose monitor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024405408-A1
Application number	US-202418734694-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 5, 2024
Priority date	Aug 9, 2016
Publication date	Dec 5, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wearable glucose monitor may include a compact having an antenna positioned on a housing of the glucose monitor to allow the size of the antenna to be larger than a printed circuit board of the glucose monitor positioned internal to the housing. The antenna may be communicatively coupled to a wireless communication device, such as a transceiver on the PCB, to transmit glucose level measurements to an external device through low-frequency radio signals. In some aspects, the antenna may be configured to be distributed into multiple sections positioned on different sections of the housing and connected to form a complete antenna.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A wearable device, comprising:
a device housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion physically coupled to the second housing portion; a printed circuit board (“PCB”) disposed in the device housing and communicatively coupled to a sensor to measure a biomedical parameter of a patient, the PCB including a wireless communication device mounted on the PCB; and an antenna communicatively coupled to the wireless communication device, the first housing portion having a first portion of the antenna and the second housing portion having the second portion of the antenna, wherein the first portion of the antenna is electrically coupled to the second portion of the antenna by physically coupling the first housing portion to the second housing portions.

Assignees

• Verily Life Sciences Llc

Inventors

• Jow Uei-Ming
• Fathi Maryam

Classifications

• H04B5/70

  specially adapted for specific purposes · CPC title

• H04B5/26

  using coils · CPC title

• H01Q1/38

  formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface  H01Q15/142)} · CPC title

• H01Q1/2208

  associated with components used in interrogation type services, i.e. in systems for information exchange between an interrogator/reader and a tag/transponder, e.g. in Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] systems (methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns G06K7/00; record carrier for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00) · CPC title

• A61B5/686

  Permanently implanted devices, e.g. pacemakers, other stimulators, biochips (A61B5/6861 takes precedence) · CPC title