Low Profile Compact Meander Line Antenna for Pacemaker Applications in MICS Band

The compact meander line telemetry antenna is presented for pacemaker applications in the Medical Implant Communication Services (MICS) band (401 - 406 MHz). Initially, the proposed design is simulated and placed in homogenous phantom. Then, Gustav voxel model is used to verify the design performance. The proposed antenna provides peak maximum gain of -24 dBi and -22 dBi in phantom and Gustav voxel model respectively. Moreover, the simulated Effective Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) of proposed design is shown to be –25.80 dBm and -32.71 dBm in phantom and Gustav voxel respectively. The estimated EIRP value of this CMLTA satisfies the IEEE standard safety.