WEARABLE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY FOR AN IN-VIVO DEVICE

摘要

A wearable antenna assembly includes a posterior antenna assembly and an anterior antenna assembly. The posterior antenna assembly may include a posterior base that includes a lateral portion having a lateral line, and one or two protrusions that continue from the lateral portion and extend away from it, and one or more antenna elements that are formed in the respective protrusion. The protrusions may be configured such that each antenna element lies on the buttocks and is situated adjacent to, or in front of, a greater sciatic notch of the pelvis. The anterior antenna assembly may include an anterior lateral base having a lateral line, and n antenna elements that are formed in the anterior lateral base along the lateral line. The anterior lateral base may be configured such that, when the belt is worn, the n antenna elements are situated adjacent to, or in front of, the abdomen. The orientations of the antenna elements may be optimized to maximize reception of signals originating from a swallowed in-vivo device.