New RF modules speed time to market for implantable medical device designers

Microsemi Corporation offers the ZL70123, a new RF base station module for implantable devices utilising the MICS RF band. The new module was created specifically for external controllers and monitors of implantable medical devices. The company's base station module, when combined with their existing ZL70323 implant module, offers a complete solution for delivering the highest performance in next-generation medical networks (Med-Net). Both modules are based on the latest generation of Microsemi's ultralow power, MICS-band, radio transceiver chip, which has been deployed in more than three million implantable devices over the last 10 years. "RF engineering is a highly specialized discipline, and leveraging Microsemi's deep expertise in this area allows our customers to reduce design times and minimize project risk," said Martin McHugh, Microsemi's product line manager for implant modules. "With Microsemi's two-module radio link, companies can now focus research dollars and development efforts on new therapies that enable a better quality of life."