A Novel Wideband and Multi-band Implantable Antenna Design for Biomedical Telemetry

Authors

  • Mohamed Behih Department of Electronics, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, El-Anasser 34030, Algeria
  • Farid Bouttout Department of Electronics, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, El-Anasser 34030, Algeria
  • Tarek Fortaki Departement of Electronics, Batna 2 University, Batna 5000, Algeria
  • Christophe Dumond PRISME Institut, IUT of Chartres, University of Orleans, Orleans 45100, France

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2022.ACES.J.370410

Keywords:

Biomedical telemetry, implanted antenna, ISM, MedRadio, multiband, multi-tracks, wideband, WIMD, WMTS

Abstract

In this work, a novel multi-tracks wideband and multi-band miniaturized antenna design for implanted medical devices biomedical telemetry is proposed. This antenna entirely covers seven frequency bands which are the bands (401−406) MHz of the Medical Device Radiocommunications Service (MedRadio), the three bands (433.1−434.8), (868.0−868.6), and (902.8−928.0) MHz of the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM), and the three bands (608−614) MHz, and (1.395−1.400) and (1.427−1.432) GHz of the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS). The antenna possesses a compact full size of (19.5 × 12.9 × 0.456) mm3. The antenna miniaturization and impedance bandwidth enhancement are achieved using two techniques: the patch slotting and insertion of open-end slots in the ground plane, respectively. Prototype of proposed antenna with multi-tracks has been fabricated and tested in free space. The comparison between the simulated and measured reflection coefficient has been done and found in good agreement with each other. Furthermore, simulations of the proposed antenna implanted in the underneath the scalp in a realistic human model shows a wideband operation from 0.19 to 0.94 GHz, and from 1.38 to 1.54 GHz corresponding to return loss (S11 ≤ −10 dB). Link budget calculation is performed to specify the range of telemetry considering both Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) restrictions and effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) limitations. The designed implantable antenna with full ground plane presents an appropriate reflection coefficient for muscle implantation. Furthermore, the designed implanted muscle antenna may be also suitable for skin implantation.

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Author Biographies

Mohamed Behih, Department of Electronics, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, El-Anasser 34030, Algeria

Mohamed Behih was born in Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria, in 1981. He received the Engineer degree in electronic engineering and the Magister degree in communication from Setif University, Algeria, in 2004 and 2007, respectively. He is currently working toward the Doctor of Sciences degree in communication.

From 2010 to 2015, he was an Assistant Professor with the Electronics Department, University of Blida, Algeria. He is presently working as an Assistant Professor with Bordj Bou Arreridj University, Algeria. His researches focus on biomedical engineering, interaction between electromagnetic wave and human body, medical devices and biomedical telemetry, and antennas for wireless body area networks.

Farid Bouttout, Department of Electronics, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, El-Anasser 34030, Algeria

Farid Bouttout received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Constantine, Constantine, Algeria, in 1994 and 1997, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from the University of Setif, Setif, Algeria, in 2001. He was granted three-year postdoc study on design of planar antennas for medical applications at the Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) and at the University of Paris VI, France.

He is currently a Professor with the Electronics Department, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj. His current research interests include planar and cylindrical microstrip antennas and transmission lines, computational electromagnetics, high performance computing, neural networks, and fuzzy logic.

Tarek Fortaki, Departement of Electronics, Batna 2 University, Batna 5000, Algeria

Tarek Fortaki was born on March 31, 1972, in Constantine, Algeria. He received the Engineer of Communication degree in 1995, the Master of Science degree in microwaves in 1999, and the Doctorate degree in microwaves in 2004, all from the Electronics Department, Faculty of Engineering Science, University of Constantine.

Currently, he is a Professor with the Electronics Department, Faculty of Technology, University of Batna 2. He has published more than 40 papers in refereed journals and more than 50 papers in conference proceedings. He serves as a Reviewer for several technical journals. His main research interests are in electromagnetic theory, numerical methods, and modeling of antennas and passive microwave circuits.

Christophe Dumond, PRISME Institut, IUT of Chartres, University of Orleans, Orleans 45100, France

Christophe Dumond was born in Tulle, France, on October 22, 1966. He received the Ph.D. degree in optic communications and microwaves from the University of Limoges, France, in 1994. His works concern the electromagnetic answer of wire structures to fast transient perturbations.

In 2007, he joined the Institut Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes Mécaniques et Energétique (PRISME), University of Orléans, France. His fields of research include fractal antennas, high Tc superconducting microstrip patch, phased arrays, and implantable antennas for bio-telemetry. He is also a teacher and head of the Electrical Engineering Department, Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT), Chartres, France.

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2022-04-01

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M. . Behih, F. . Bouttout, T. . Fortaki, and C. . Dumond, “A Novel Wideband and Multi-band Implantable Antenna Design for Biomedical Telemetry”, ACES Journal, vol. 37, no. 04, pp. 441–457, Apr. 2022.

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