Steerable medical device and method

    公开(公告)号:US11717646B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-08

    申请号:US16874904

    申请日:2020-05-15

    申请人: Greatbatch Ltd.

    IPC分类号: A61M25/01 A61B8/12

    摘要: In various examples, a system includes a steerable medical device including a handle including a longitudinal axis. An elongate shaft extends distally from the handle. The elongate shaft includes a distal tip and a lumen through the elongate shaft. At least four pullwires are disposed within the handle and extending to and anchored proximate the distal tip of the elongate shaft. At least two actuators are associated with the handle. The at least two actuators are operably coupled to the at least four pullwires with actuation of the first actuator causing tension in the first or second pullwire to deflect the distal tip in a first or second tip direction, respectively, and actuation of the second actuator causing tension in the third or fourth pullwire to deflect the distal tip in a third or fourth tip direction, respectively.

    Electrochemical cell casing having an electrolyte fill port with an embossed rim lid design

    公开(公告)号:US11715868B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-01

    申请号:US17471686

    申请日:2021-09-10

    申请人: Greatbatch Ltd.

    IPC分类号: H01M50/645 H01M50/188

    CPC分类号: H01M50/645 H01M50/188

    摘要: A miniature electrochemical cell of a primary or secondary chemistry with a total volume that is less than 0.5 cc is described. The cell has a casing comprising an annular sidewall supported on a lower plate opposite an upper lid. The lid has a sealed electrolyte fill port that is axially aligned with an annulus residing between the inner surface of the annular sidewall and the electrode assembly. The fill port axially aligned with the annulus between the electrode assembly and the casing sidewall allows the casing to be filled with electrolyte using a vacuum filling process so that activating electrolyte readily wets the anode and cathode active materials and the intermediate separator.

    Electrolytic Capacitor Having An Anode Formed From A Tantalum Powder With A Relatively Low Specific Charge

    公开(公告)号:US20230061466A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17948580

    申请日:2022-09-20

    申请人: Greatbatch Ltd.

    IPC分类号: H01G9/042 H01G9/10

    摘要: A wet tantalum electrolytic capacitor containing a cathode, fluidic working electrolyte, and anode formed from an anodically oxidized sintered porous tantalum pellet is described. The pellet is formed from a pressed tantalum powder. The tantalum powder is formed by reacting a tantalum oxide compound, for example, tantalum pentoxide, with a reducing agent that contains a metal having an oxidation state of 2 or more, for example, magnesium. The resulting tantalum powder is nodular or angular and has a specific charge that ranges from about 9,000 μF*V/g to about 11,000 μF*V/g. Using this powder, wet tantalum electrolytic capacitors have breakdown voltages that ranges from about 340 volts to about 450 volts. This makes the electrolytic capacitors ideal for use in an implantable medical device.

    Medical device with hemostatic valve

    公开(公告)号:US11559676B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US16897485

    申请日:2020-06-10

    申请人: Greatbatch Ltd.

    摘要: In various examples, a hub for a medical device includes a hub housing including a passage from a proximal end of the hub housing to a distal end of the hub housing. A valve is disposed within the hub. The valve is configured to allow passage of an insertable device through the valve while inhibiting leakage of fluid from the valve. A cap is engaged to the hub housing. The cap includes an opening therethrough sized and shaped to allow passage of the insertable device through the opening. The opening allows access to the passage of the hub housing. An angled sidewall is disposed within the hub. The angled sidewall is configured to retain and deform the valve into a curved shape.

    ECA oxide-resistant connection to a hermetic seal ferrule for an active implantable medical device

    公开(公告)号:US11541233B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US17181416

    申请日:2021-02-22

    申请人: Greatbatch Ltd.

    摘要: A hermetically sealed feedthrough assembly for an active implantable medical device having an oxide-resistant electrical attachment for connection to an EMI filter, an EMI filter circuit board, an AIMD circuit board, or AIMD electronics. The oxide-resistant electrical attachment, including an oxide-resistant sputter layer 165 is disposed on the device side surface of the hermetic seal ferrule over which an ECA stripe is provided. The ECA stripe may comprise one of a thermal-setting electrically conductive adhesive, an electrically conductive polymer, an electrically conductive epoxy, an electrically conductive silicone, an electrically conductive polyimide, or a thermal-setting electrically conductive polyimide, such as those manufactured by Ablestick Corporation. The oxide-free electrical attachment between the ECA stripe and the filter or AIMD circuits may comprise one of gold, platinum, palladium, silver, iridium, rhenium, rhodium, tantalum, tungsten, niobium, zirconium, vanadium, and combinations or alloys thereof.