Title :
Antennas for medical implant applications operating in the MICS band
Author :
Basmer, Thomas ; Todtenberg, Nicole ; Popiela, Frank ; Ortmann, Steffen ; Birkholz, Mario
Author_Institution :
IHP, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Abstract :
A path loss determination for 403 MHz MICS band antennas based on measurements in body phantom liquid is presented. Suitable antennas were identified that can be used in medical implants. A reproducible measurement setup has been tested that allows for a quantitative comparison of different implant antennas.
Keywords :
antennas; biomedical communication; biomedical measurement; phantoms; prosthetics; MICS band antennas; body phantom liquid measurements; frequency 403 MHz; medical implant applications; medical implant communication service; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Biomedical measurement; Implants; Microwave integrated circuits; Muscles; Phantoms; MICS; antennas; biomedical telemetry; implantable biomedical devices; loss measurement; propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications (IMWS-BIO), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Singapore
DOI :
10.1109/IMWS-BIO.2013.6756194
