	US 12,191,566 B2
	Compact helix antenna for in-vivo devices
Semion Khait, Natanya (IL); and Iddo Diukman, Zihron Yaakov (IL)
Assigned to Given Imaging Ltd., Yoqneam (IL)
Filed by Given Imaging LTD., Yoqneam (IL)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/876,691.
Application 17/876,691 is a division of application No. 16/332,571, granted, now 11,437,726, previously published as PCT/IL2017/050938, filed on Aug. 22, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/521,739, filed on Jun. 19, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/393,877, filed on Sep. 13, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0368019 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H01Q 11/08 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01)

CPC H01Q 11/08 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); A61B 1/00016 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01); A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61N 1/37229 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01)]

14 Claims

1. A helix antenna structure comprising: multilayered printed circuit board comprising; a plurality of printed circuit board layers, each printed circuit board layer comprising a peripheral loop antenna, a plurality of connection bridges, each connection bridge connecting two peripheral loop antennas, wherein the multilayered printed circuit board is foldable; and wherein a selected one of the printed circuit board layers is configured to physically and electrically accommodate a transmitter inside the peripheral loop antenna of the selected printed circuit board layer, the selected printed circuit board layer comprising a first antenna feeding line, the first antenna feeding line splitting off from the peripheral loop antenna of the selected printed circuit board layer and configured to be electrically connected to a first output terminal of the transmitter; and an antenna extension, said antenna extension electrically connected to a last peripheral loop antenna and axially extending away from the plurality of printed circuit board layers.