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公开(公告)号:US11541233B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-03
申请号:US17181416
申请日:2021-02-22
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Christine A. Frysz , Robert A. Stevenson , Jason Woods
IPC: A61N1/00 , A61N1/08 , H01G4/005 , H01G4/30 , H01G4/35 , A61N1/375 , H01G4/236 , A61N1/36 , A61N1/39 , A61N1/362 , H01G4/12 , H03H1/00 , A61N1/37
Abstract: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US11344734B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-31
申请号:US16589752
申请日:2019-10-01
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Keith W. Seitz , Thomas Marzano , Marc Gregory Martino
IPC: A61N1/375 , H01G4/40 , H01G4/005 , A61N1/08 , H01R43/00 , C22C29/12 , H02G3/22 , H01G4/30 , B23K35/30 , H01G2/10 , H01G4/35 , H01R13/52 , H01G4/236 , B23K35/32 , H01R4/02 , H01R13/719 , B23K35/02 , A61N1/05 , H01G4/12 , A61N1/372 , B22F7/08 , B22F1/10
Abstract: A hermetically sealed filtered feedthrough assembly attachable to an AIMD includes an insulator hermetically sealing the opening of a ferrule with a gold braze. The ferrule includes a peninsula extending into the ferrule opening and the insulator has a cutout matching the peninsula. A sintered platinum-containing paste hermetically seals at least one via hole extending through the insulator. At least one capacitor is disposed on the device side. An active electrical connection electrically connects the capacitor active metallization to the sintered paste. A ground electrical connection electrically connects the capacitor ground metallization disposed within a capacitor ground passageway to the portion of the gold braze along the ferrule peninsula. The dielectric of the capacitor may be less than 1,000 k.
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公开(公告)号:US20210348253A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-11
申请号:US17315895
申请日:2021-05-10
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Christine A. Frysz , Robert A. Stevenson , Jason Woods
Abstract: A hermetically sealed feedthrough assembly for an active implantable medical device having an oxide-resistant electrical attachment for connection to an ENI filter, an EMI filter circuit board, an AIMD circuit board, or AIMD electronics. The oxide-resistant electrical attachment, including an oxide-resistant coating layer that is disposed on the device side surface of the hermetic seal ferrule over which an optional ECA stripe may be provided. The optional 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 polyamide, or an electrically conductive polyimide, such as those manufactured by Ablestick Corporation. The oxide-free coating layer may comprise one of gold, platinum, palladium, silver, iridium, rhenium, rhodium, tantalum, tungsten, niobium, zirconium, vanadium, and combinations or alloys thereof. As used herein, the oxide-free coating layer is not limiting and as will be taught, in addition to sputtering, there are many other methods of applying a proud oxide-free surface on either an AIMD ferrule or am AIMD housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20210154483A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-27
申请号:US17165500
申请日:2021-02-02
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Keith W. Seitz , Brian P. Hohl , Marc Gregory Martino
Abstract: A feedthrough for an AIMD includes a ferrule with an insulator hermetically sealing a ferrule opening, both cooperatively separating a body fluid side from a device side. A circuit board disposed adjacent to the insulator device side has a ground plate or ground trace electrically connected to a circuit board ground conductive pathway disposed in a circuit board ground via hole. An anisotropic conductive layer disposed between the circuit board and the insulator device side has an electrically insulative matrix supporting a plurality of electrically conductive particles. The anisotropic conductive layer has a first thickness where at least one first electrically conductive particle is longitudinally aligned and in electrical contact with the ferrule and the circuit board ground conductive pathway electrically connected to the at least one circuit board ground plate or ground trace. The anisotropic conductive layer has a second, greater thickness where the ferrule and the circuit board ground conductive pathway are not longitudinally aligned, and no electrically conductive particles are in electrical contact with the ferrule and the circuit board ground conductive pathway.
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公开(公告)号:US11013928B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-25
申请号:US16045035
申请日:2018-07-25
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Richard L. Brendel
IPC: A61N1/08 , A61N1/37 , A61N1/375 , H01G4/35 , H05K1/18 , H01G4/06 , H01G4/40 , H01R13/7195 , H03H1/00 , H03H7/01 , H05K9/00 , H05K5/00
Abstract: An EMI/energy dissipating filter for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) is described. The filter comprises a first gold braze hermetically sealing the insulator to a ferrule that is configured to be mounted in an opening in a housing for the AIMD. A lead wire is hermetically sealed in a passageway through the insulator by a second gold braze. A circuit board substrate is disposed adjacent the insulator. A two-terminal chip capacitor disposed adjacent to the circuit board has an active end metallization that is electrically connected to the active electrode plates and a ground end metallization that is electrically connected to the at least one ground electrode plates of the chip capacitor. There is a ground path electrically extending between the ground end metallization of the chip capacitor and the ferrule. The ground path comprises at least a first electrical connection material connected directly to the first gold braze, and at least an internal ground plate disposed within the circuit board substrate with the internal ground plate being electrically connected to both the first electrical connection material and the ground end metallization of the chip capacitor. An active path electrically extends between the active end metallization of the chip capacitor and the lead wire.
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公开(公告)号:US10857369B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-08
申请号:US16364953
申请日:2019-03-26
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Richard L. Brendel
IPC: A61N1/08 , H05K9/00 , A61N1/37 , A61N1/375 , H05K5/00 , H05K1/18 , H03H7/01 , H01R13/7195 , H01G4/40 , H01G4/35 , H01G4/06 , H03H1/00
Abstract: An EMI/energy dissipating filter for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) is described. The filter comprises a first gold braze hermetically sealing the insulator to a ferrule that is configured to be mounted in an opening in a housing for the AIMD. A lead wire is hermetically sealed in a passageway through the insulator by a second gold braze. A circuit board substrate is disposed adjacent the insulator. A two-terminal chip capacitor disposed adjacent to the circuit board has an active end metallization that is electrically connected to the active electrode plates and a ground end metallization that is electrically connected to the at least one ground electrode plates of the chip capacitor. There is a ground path electrically extending between the ground end metallization of the chip capacitor and the ferrule. The ground path comprises at least a first electrical connection material connected directly to the first gold braze, and at least an internal ground plate disposed within the circuit board substrate with the internal ground plate being electrically connected to both the first electrical connection material and the ground end metallization of the chip capacitor. An active path electrically extends between the active end metallization of the chip capacitor and the lead wire.
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公开(公告)号:US10420949B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-24
申请号:US16101639
申请日:2018-08-13
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Keith W. Seitz , Thomas Marzano , Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Dallas J. Rensel , Brian P. Hohl
IPC: A61N1/375 , A61N1/05 , H01G4/40 , B23K35/30 , A61N1/08 , H01R43/00 , H01G4/35 , C22C29/12 , H01G4/12 , H01G2/10 , H01G4/005 , H02G3/22 , H01G4/30 , A61N1/372
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a feedthrough dielectric body for an active implantable medical device includes the steps of forming a ceramic body in a green state, or, stacking discrete layers of ceramic in a green state upon one another and laminating together. The ceramic body has a first side opposite a second side. At least one via hole is formed straight through the ceramic body extending between the first and second sides. At least one via hole is filled with a conductive paste. The ceramic body and the conductive paste are then dried. The ceramic body and the conductive paste are isostatically pressed at above 1000 psi to remove voids and to form a closer interface for sintering. The ceramic body and the conductive paste are sintered together to form the feedthrough dielectric body. The feedthrough dielectric body is hermetically sealed to a ferrule.
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公开(公告)号:US20190244729A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-08
申请号:US16362862
申请日:2019-03-25
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Keith W. Seitz , Dallas J. Rensel , Brian P. Hohl , Jonathan Calamel , Xiaohong Tang , Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Thomas Marzano , Jason Woods , Richard L. Brendel
IPC: H01B17/30 , B23K1/00 , H01B19/02 , B23K1/008 , B23K1/19 , B23K26/32 , A61N1/375 , C04B41/00 , C04B41/51 , C04B41/88 , C04B41/45 , B23K26/21
CPC classification number: H01B17/30 , A61N1/3754 , B22F7/04 , B22F7/08 , B23K1/0016 , B23K1/008 , B23K1/19 , B23K26/21 , B23K26/32 , B23K2101/36 , B23K2103/14 , C04B41/0072 , C04B41/4578 , C04B41/5122 , C04B41/5177 , C04B41/5194 , C04B41/88 , H01B19/02
Abstract: A method for manufacturing a feedthrough dielectric body for an active implantable medical device includes the steps of first forming a ceramic reinforced metal composite (CRMC) paste by mixing platinum with a ceramic material to form a CRMC material, subjecting the CRMC material to a first sintering step to thereby form a sintered CRMC material, ball-milling or grinding the sintered CRMC material to form a powdered CRMC material; and then mixing the powdered CRMC material with a solvent to form the CRMC paste. The method further includes forming an alumina ceramic body in a green state, forming at least one via hole through the alumina ceramic body, filling the via hole with the CRMC paste, drying the ceramic body including the CRMC paste to form a first CRMC material filling the via hole, forming a second via hole through the first CRMC material, providing a metal core in the second via hole, and subjecting the ceramic body including the first CRMC material and the metal core to a second sintering step to thereby form the dielectric body. The dielectric body is then sealed in a ferrule opening to form a feedthrough.
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公开(公告)号:US20190217086A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-18
申请号:US16364953
申请日:2019-03-26
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Richard L. Brendel
IPC: A61N1/08 , A61N1/37 , H01G4/40 , H01R13/7195 , H03H1/00 , H05K9/00 , A61N1/375 , H01G4/35 , H05K1/18 , H01G4/06 , H05K5/00 , H03H7/01
CPC classification number: A61N1/08 , A61N1/086 , A61N1/3718 , A61N1/375 , A61N1/3754 , H01G4/06 , H01G4/35 , H01G4/40 , H01R13/7195 , H03H1/0007 , H03H7/1766 , H03H2001/0042 , H03H2001/0085 , H05K1/181 , H05K5/0095 , H05K9/00 , H05K999/99 , H05K2201/10015
Abstract: An EMI/energy dissipating filter for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) is described. The filter comprises a first gold braze hermetically sealing the insulator to a ferrule that is configured to be mounted in an opening in a housing for the AIMD. A lead wire is hermetically sealed in a passageway through the insulator by a second gold braze. A circuit board substrate is disposed adjacent the insulator. A two-terminal chip capacitor disposed adjacent to the circuit board has an active end metallization that is electrically connected to the active electrode plates and a ground end metallization that is electrically connected to the at least one ground electrode plates of the chip capacitor. There is a ground path electrically extending between the ground end metallization of the chip capacitor and the ferrule. The ground path comprises at least a first electrical connection material connected directly to the first gold braze, and at least an internal ground plate disposed within the circuit board substrate with the internal ground plate being electrically connected to both the first electrical connection material and the ground end metallization of the chip capacitor. An active path electrically extends between the active end metallization of the chip capacitor and the lead wire.
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公开(公告)号:US10249415B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-02
申请号:US15863194
申请日:2018-01-05
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Keith W. Seitz , Dallas J. Rensel , Brian P. Hohl , Jonathan Calamel , Xiaohong Tang , Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Thomas Marzano , Jason Woods , Richard L. Brendel
IPC: A61N1/37 , B23K1/00 , B23K35/00 , C04B41/45 , H01B17/30 , A61N1/375 , C04B41/51 , C04B41/88 , H01B19/02 , C04B41/00 , B23K1/008 , B23K1/19 , B23K26/32 , B23K26/21 , B22F7/04 , B23K101/36 , B23K103/14
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a feedthrough dielectric body for an active implantable medical device includes the steps of: a) forming an alumina ceramic body in a green state, or, stacking upon one another discrete layers of alumina ceramic in a green state and pressing; b) forming at least one via hole straight through the alumina ceramic body; c) filling the at least one via hole with a ceramic reinforced metal composite paste; d) drying the alumina ceramic body and the ceramic reinforced metal composite paste; e) forming a second hole straight through the ceramic reinforced metal composite paste being smaller in diameter in comparison to the at least one via hole; f) filling the second hole with a substantially pure metal paste; g) sintering the alumina ceramic body, the ceramic reinforced metal composite paste and the metal paste; and h) hermetically sealing the feedthrough dielectric body to a ferrule.
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