Shorted helix antenna for ingestible medical device applications

  • Park, Hyungsang
  • Choi, Jaehoon
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초록

In this article, a shorted helix antenna for an ingestible medical device applications is proposed. To investigate the performance of the antenna in an in-body environment, the antenna in the human-equivalent flat phantom is analyzed through simulation and measurement. The antenna is characteristic of wideband (386 ∼ 409 MHz) covering MICS band. Radiation patterns have quasi-omnidirectional characteristic. In various organs, the antenna is characteristic not only of the return loss covering MICS band but also of quasi-omnidirectional radiation patterns.

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ingestible medical-devicequasi-omnidirectional radiation patternvarious organsWBANHelix antennasingestible medical-deviceMedical Devicesquasi-omnidirectional radiation patternReturn lossSimulations and measurementsvarious organsWBANBiomedical equipmentDirectional patterns (antenna)Tracking (position)Omnidirectional antennas
제목
Shorted helix antenna for ingestible medical device applications
저자
Park, HyungsangChoi, Jaehoon
DOI
10.1109/APMC.2013.6695061
발행일
2013-11
유형
Conference Paper
저널명
Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference Proceedings, APMC
페이지
1175 ~ 1177