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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:US10857368B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-08
申请号:US15936495
申请日:2018-03-27
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Keith W. Seitz , Xiaohong Tang , William C. Thiebolt , Jonathan Calamel , Thomas Shi , Thomas Marzano
Abstract: Disclosed herein are electrically conductive and hermetic vias disposed within an insulator substrate of a feedthrough assembly and methods for making and using the same. Such aspects of the present invention consequently provide for the miniaturization of feedthrough assemblies inasmuch as the feedthrough components of the present invention are capable of supporting very small and hermetic conductively filled via holes in the absence of additional components, such as, for example, terminal pins, leadwires, and the like.
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公开(公告)号:US10770698B1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-08
申请号:US16003868
申请日:2018-06-08
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Keith W. Seitz , Brian P. Hohl , Todd C. Sutay , Gary Freitag
Abstract: A miniature electrochemical cell having a volume of less than 0.5 cc is described. The cell has a casing of first and second ceramic substrates that are hermetically secured to each other to provide an internal space housing an electrode assembly. First and second conductive pathways extend through the ceramic substrates. The pathways have respective inner surfaces that are conductively connected to the respective anode and cathode current collectors and respective outer surfaces that provide for connection to a load. An electrolyte in the internal space of the housing activates the electrode assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US10456574B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-29
申请号:US15594841
申请日:2017-05-15
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Joey Chen , Kerry Bradley , Leslie Halberg
Abstract: A medical device includes telemetry circuitry configured to receive programming instructions. The medical device also includes stimulation circuitry configured to generate a plurality of electrical pulses in response to the programming instructions to provide an electrical stimulation therapy for a patient. The stimulation circuitry includes a voltage converter, a multiplexor, and a stimulation driver. At least one of the voltage converter, the multiplexer, or the stimulation driver is selectively enabled and disabled during or between the electrical pulses to reduce power consumption of the medical device.
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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:US10403903B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-03
申请号:US15620488
申请日:2017-06-12
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert S. Rubino , Joseph M. Lehnes , Ho-Chul Yun
Abstract: An electrochemical cell comprising a cathode and an anode residing within a casing, the anode being positioned distal of the cathode. The cathode having a cathode current collector having an angled configuration that encourages the cathode active material to move in an axial distal direction during cell discharge. The cathode current collector may be configured having at least one fold thereby dividing the current collector into at least two portions having an angle therebetween. The cathode current collector may comprise a wire having a helical configuration or the cathode current collector may comprise a post with a thread having a helical orientation about the post exterior. A preferred chemistry is a lithium/CFx activated with a nonaqueous electrolyte.
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公开(公告)号:US10376184B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-13
申请号:US14200550
申请日:2014-03-07
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Rodolphe Katra , Niranjan Chakravarthy
IPC: A61B5/11 , A61B5/04 , A61B5/0402 , A61B5/00 , A61B5/0428 , A61B5/0452 , A61N1/362
Abstract: A medical device includes a housing and an electrode arrangement coupled to the housing and configured to sense an electrical physiologic signal from a patient. The device also includes detection circuitry coupled to the electrode arrangement and configured to obtain a cardiac signal component and a non-cardiac signal component from the physiological signal. A processor is coupled to the detection circuitry. The processor is configured to detect patient activity using at least the non-cardiac signal component and discriminate between voluntary and involuntary activity of the patient based on a comparison of temporally aligned cardiac and non-cardiac signal components.
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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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公开(公告)号:US10052489B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-21
申请号:US14665309
申请日:2015-03-23
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Rodolphe Katra , Scott Kimmel , Lawrence Kane , Daniel Chase
CPC classification number: A61N1/37229 , A61B17/3468 , A61B2017/320044 , A61B2017/320056 , A61M25/0668 , A61N1/0504
Abstract: In various examples, an apparatus is configured for subcutaneously inserting an implantable device within a patient. The apparatus includes a dilator portion including a dilator including a dilator length. The dilator portion is configured to separate tissue to create a subcutaneous pocket within the patient sized and shaped to accommodate an implantable device within the subcutaneous pocket. A sheath portion includes a sheath sized and shaped to accommodate the dilator within a sheath lumen. The sheath is configured to accommodate an antenna of the implantable device with the dilator removed from within the sheath. The sheath includes a sheath length that is at least substantially as long as an antenna length. The sheath is configured to separate to allow removal of the sheath around the implantable device to remove the sheath from and leave the implantable device within the subcutaneous pocket within the patient.
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