# US 8,570,228 B2 · Patient device having an antenna array with polarization diversity

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- Number: US 8,570,228 B2
- Document ID: US8570228B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 12/480,950
- Filed: 2009-06-09
- Published: 2009-12-24
- Granted: 2013-10-29
- Earliest claimed: 2008-06-23
- Assignees: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
- Applicants: Julian Merlin
- Inventors: Julian Merlin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8570228B2

## CPC

- H01Q 9/30: with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole (H01Q9/44 takes precedence)
- A61B 5/0031: {Implanted circuitry}
- A61N 1/37229: {Shape or location of the implanted or external antenna}
- H01Q 1/242: {specially adapted for hand-held use}
- H01Q 1/362: {for broadside radiating helical antennas}
- H01Q 7/00: Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop
- H01Q 9/16: with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole (H01Q9/44 takes precedence)
- H01Q 9/38: with counterpoise (with counterpoise comprising elongated elements coplanar with the active element H01Q9/44)
- H01Q 21/24: Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction {(circularly polarised patch antennas H01Q9/0428; circularly polarised horns H01Q13/0241; cross-polarised horns H01Q13/0258; polarisation converters H01Q15/242; cross-polarised rear feeds H01Q19/136; crossed polarisation dual antenna H01Q25/001)}
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)

## Abstract

A patient device that possesses a receiver array having particularly great reception sensitivity. The patient device possesses an E-field antenna and an H-field antenna, in each instance, where the H-field antenna is structured as a frame antenna. According to the invention, a main axis that runs through the E-field antenna forms an angle of less than 30 degrees to a normal line of an area generated by the frame antenna.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A patient device comprising:
at least one E-field antenna;
an H-field antenna;
a transmitter/receiver device coupled with the at least one E-field antenna and the H-field antenna;
a planar circuit board;
wherein the H-field antenna is structured as a frame antenna, wherein a main axis of the at least one E-field antenna forms an angle of less than 30 degrees to a normal line of an area generated by the frame antenna;
wherein the at least one E-field antenna is attached at the center of an edge of a circuit board and the frame antenna is attached in a lower region of the circuit board perpendicular to the two surfaces of the circuit board, wherein the frame antenna is made from a rigid conductive material;
a controller;
a tunable adaptation network that can be tuned by the controller; and,
wherein the tunable adaptation network comprises
at least three capacitors having capacitance values that increase in binary values with respect to one another wherein the at least three capacitors are configured to be switched in parallel to provide an antenna capacitance,
a varactor diode coupled with said the at least one E-field antenna and the H-field antenna wherein said varactor diode is configured to fine tune said antenna capacitance,
wherein the controller is configured to connect one or more of the at least three capacitors with at least one of the at least one E-field antenna and the H-field antenna, and to electrically insulate remaining capacitors from at least one of the at least one E-field antenna and the H-field antenna.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The patient device according to claim 1, in which the main axis is parallel to the normal line.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The patient device according to claim 1, in which the main axis runs through the area generated by the frame antenna.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The patient device according to claim 1, in which the at least one E-field antenna is electrically lengthened.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The patient device according to claim 1, in which the H-field antenna is electrically lengthened.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The patient device according to claim 1, in which the at least one E-field antenna is structured as a rod antenna or a helical antenna.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The patient device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one E-field antenna and the H-field antenna comprise a resonance frequency between 300 MHz and 500 MHz, and can operate in a range between 300 MHz and 500 MHz.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The patient device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one E-field antenna is structured as a quarter-wave dipole with an antenna counterweight.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The patient device according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter/receiver device of the patient device is configured to select either the at least one E-field antenna or the H-field antenna for reception, as a function of a reception strength of a received signal.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The patient device according to claim 1, in which at least one of the at least one E-field antenna and the H-field antenna is connected with the transmitter/receiver device by way of a directional coupler, wherein the directional coupler is configured to output a measurement signal to the controller, and the measurement signal indicates a measure for a power reflected or received by at least one of the at least one E-field antenna and the H-field antenna.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The patient device according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter/receiver device of the patient device is configured to sum up signals of said at least one E-field antenna and said H-field antenna.