Title :
Versatility and tunability of an implantable antenna for telemedicine
Author :
Merli, F. ; Bolomey, L. ; Z?¼rcher, J. -F ; Meurville, E. ; Skrivervik, A.K.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Electromagn. & Acoust., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
This work investigates the versatility and tunability of an electrically small implantable antenna. The radiator shows dual band capability working in both the Medical Device Radiocommunication Service (MedRadio, 401-406 MHz) and the Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM, 2.4-2.5 GHz) bands while inserted in a homogenous body phantom. A further miniaturized antenna (10 × 8.8 × 20 [mm]) with sufficient radiation efficiencies for a 2 m working range is also presented confirming the useful conception of the design.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; multifrequency antennas; prosthetics; telemedicine; ISM; MedRadio; dual band capability; frequency 2.4 MHz to 2.5 MHz; frequency 401 MHz to 406 MHz; homogenous body phantom; implantable antenna tunability; implantable antenna versatility; industrial scientific and medical band; medical device radiocommunication service; telemedicine application; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Fabrication; Phantoms; Resonant frequency; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0250-1
