Implanted Antennas in Biomedical Telemetry

Biomedical telemetry permits the measurement of physiological signals at a distance, through either wired or wireless communication technologies. One of the latest developments in wireless biomedical telemetry is in the field of implantable medical devices (IMDs). Such devices are implanted inside the patient’s body by means of a surgical operation and can be used for a number of diagnostic, monitoring, and therapeutic applications. Implantable antennas, i.e., antennas which are integrated into RF-enabled IMDs, exhibit numerous challenges in terms of design, fabrication, and testing and are, therefore, currently attracting significant research attention. Contributions from researchers of various disciplines build a rich pool of background information, while highlighting future prospects.

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