Multi-Band Antenna System for Skin Implant

Abstract

In this letter, two skin-implantable biotelemetry devices are presented along with an antenna system that operates on five bands, including the Medical Implant Communication Service (MICS) (402-405 MHz) and the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) (433.1-434.8 MHz, 868.0-868.6 MHz, 902-928 MHz, 2400.0-2483.5 MHz) bands. A link budget analysis was used to configure an algorithm for effective device operation. These devices contain space for storage batteries, controlling electronics, and bio-sensors, along with a planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA), and have total volume of 617 and 510 mm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sup> respectively. These devices were primarily designed and simulated in different environments with FDTD software. In addition, the performance of the antenna system was evaluated from measurements made inside a skin-mimicking semi-solid homogeneous phantom. This research shows that multi-channel communication will enhance the diversity of biotelemetry devices.