ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,553, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Pacesetter Inc. (Sylmar, Calif.).
"Method of producing an implantable medical device" was invented by Jeffery Crook (Belmont, Calif.) and Perry Li (Arcadia, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing an implantable medical device (IMD) includes forming a channel along a surface of a housing of the IMD, and depositing a conductive material into the channel to at least partially fill the channel and form an antenna of the IMD on the housing. The method also includes electrically connecting the antenna to communication circuitry contained within the housing to facilitate wireless...