Implantable medical device package antenna

A wireless communication architecture, comprising:

• a medical device including an implantable telemetry antenna;
• an antenna structure removably coupled to the medical device implantable telemetry antenna to extend the effective electrical length of said implantable telemetry antenna;
• and
• a substrate for placement of the antenna structure;
• said medical device being in communication with said antenna structure.

A wireless communication system, comprising:

• means for extending the range of communication between an implantable telemetry antenna of a medical device and a programmer antenna;
• means for removably positioning the extending means relative to the medical device to removably couple the extending means to the implantable telemetry antenna of the medical device;
• and
• means for communicating information between implantable telemetry antenna of the medical device and the programmer antenna via the extending means.

A wireless communication system, comprising:

• a programmer comprising an antenna;
• a medical device comprising telemetry circuitry;
• a medical device implantable antenna coupled to the telemetry circuitry;
• and
• an antenna structure in proximity to the medical device and removably coupled to the medical device implantable antenna to increase the electrical length of said medical device implantable antenna;
• said programmer antenna enabled to wirelessly communicate with said medical device implantable antenna via said antenna structure.