Patent 7912551 was granted and assigned to Medtronic on March, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A device includes a housing and electronics disposed in the housing. A telemetry antenna is disposed in the housing and is operably coupled to the electronics. A shielding coil is disposed between the housing and the telemetry antenna. The shielding coil has a first end and a second end. The second end is electrically terminated in circuitry of the electronics.