• DocumentCode
    40449
  • Title

    Compact slotted semi-circular antenna for implantable medical devices

  • Author

    Rongqiang Li ; Shaoqiu Xiao

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. Electron., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    23
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    11 6 2014
  • Firstpage
    1675
  • Lastpage
    1677
  • Abstract
    A novel, compact, semi-circular, implantable, planar-inverted-F antenna (PIFA) is presented for the medical implant communications services (MICSs) band (402-405 MHz). By cutting three arc-shaped slots in a semi-circular patch, the proposed antenna can obtain effective size reduction. The total volume of the proposed antenna, including substrate and superstrate, is about 151 mm3. A bandwidth of 25 MHz is obtained at return loss of 10 dB. In addition, the radiation and specific absorption rate (SAR) performance of the antenna are examined and characterised.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic wave absorption; microstrip antennas; planar antennas; prosthetics; MICS; PIFA; arc-shaped slots; compact slotted semicircular patch antenna; frequency 25 MHz; implantable medical devices; medical implant communications services; semicircular implantable planar-inverted-F antenna; specific absorption rate;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2014.3371
  • Filename
    6955148