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公开(公告)号:US12017065B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-25
申请号:US17315895
申请日:2021-05-10
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Christine A. Frysz , Robert A. Stevenson , Jason Woods
CPC classification number: A61N1/08 , A61N1/3718 , A61N1/375 , A61N1/3754 , C22C14/00 , H05K5/06 , A61N1/086 , A61N1/37512 , A61N1/3758 , C22C5/02 , H01G4/35 , H05K9/0064
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 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 an AIMD housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20240039206A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-01
申请号:US18376687
申请日:2023-10-04
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Thomas Marzano , Keith W. Seitz , Christine A. Frysz , Robert A. Stevenson
IPC: H01R13/52 , H01R13/719 , H01R13/426 , H01G4/35 , A61N1/375
CPC classification number: H01R13/5224 , H01R13/719 , H01R13/426 , H01G4/35 , H01R13/521 , A61N1/3754 , Y10T29/49204
Abstract: A circuit board for an active implantable medical device (AIMD) has a circuit board land connected to at least one electrical circuit. A hermetic feedthrough terminal pin connector for the AIMD includes an electrical insulator hermetically sealed to an opening of an electrically conductive ferrule. A terminal pin of the feedthrough extends outwardly beyond the insulator. A terminal pin connector has an electrically conductive connector housing that is connected to the circuit board land by an electrical connection material. At least one electrically conductive prong supported by the connector housing contacts and compresses against the feedthrough terminal pin to thereby make a removable electrical connection between the circuit board and the terminal pin. An insulative material loaded with electrically insulative nanoparticles coats at least a portion of the sidewall of the connector housing and the electrical connection material connecting the connector housing to the circuit board land.
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公开(公告)号:US11712571B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-01
申请号:US17171418
申请日:2021-02-09
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Christine A. Frysz , Robert A. Stevenson , Jason Woods
CPC classification number: A61N1/3754 , A61N1/378 , H01R4/58 , H01R13/26 , H01R13/5221 , H01R13/5224 , A61N1/37512 , H01R2201/12 , H03H2001/0014 , H03H2001/0021 , H03H2001/0042
Abstract: A feedthrough for an AIMD is described. The feedthrough includes an electrically conductive ferrule having a ferrule sidewall defining a ferrule opening. The ferrule sidewall has a height. At least one recessed pocket has a depth extending part-way through the height of the ferrule. An oxide-resistant pocket-pad is nested in the recessed pocket. An electrical connection material is supported on the pocket-pad for making an oxide-resistant electrical connection to the ferrule. An insulator is hermetically sealed to the ferrule in the ferrule opening. At least one active via hole extends through the insulator with an active conductive pathway residing in and hermetically sealed to the insulator in the active via hole.
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公开(公告)号:US11648409B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-16
申请号:US17505062
申请日:2021-10-19
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Richard L. Brendel
IPC: A61N1/375 , A61N1/08 , H01G4/35 , A61N1/37 , H05K9/00 , H03H1/00 , H05K5/00 , H01R13/7195 , H03H7/01 , H01G4/06 , H01G4/40 , H05K1/18
CPC classification number: A61N1/3754 , A61N1/08 , A61N1/086 , A61N1/375 , A61N1/3718 , H01G4/35 , H03H1/0007 , H01G4/06 , H01G4/40 , H01R13/7195 , 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) comprises a first gold braze sealing an insulator to the ferrule of a glass-to-metal seal (GTMS) and a lead wire that is sealed in a passageway through the insulator by a second gold braze. A circuit board is disposed adjacent to the insulator. A two-terminal chip capacitor disposed adjacent to the circuit board has an active end metallization connected to its active electrode plates and a ground end metallization connected to its ground electrode plates. A ground electrical path extends from the ground end metallization of the chip capacitor, through a circuit board ground plate disposed on or within the circuit board, and to the ferrule. An active electrical path extends from the active end metallization of the chip capacitor to the lead wire of the GTMS.
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公开(公告)号:US20220032072A1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-03
申请号:US17505062
申请日:2021-10-19
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Richard L. Brendel
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:US11202916B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-21
申请号:US16656775
申请日:2019-10-18
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Dominick J. Frustaci , Keith W. Seitz , Thomas Marzano , Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Richard L. Brendel , Jason Woods
IPC: A61N1/375 , H01G4/35 , H01R13/7195 , H01G2/22 , H01G2/10 , A61N1/08 , H01G4/40 , A61N1/05 , H05K1/02
Abstract: A hermetically sealed filtered feedthrough for an active implantable medical device includes a first conductive leadwire extending from a first end to a second end, the first leadwire second end extending outwardly beyond the device side of an insulator hermetically sealed to a ferrule for the feedthrough. A circuit board supporting a chip capacitor is disposed adjacent to a device side of the insulator and has a circuit board passageway. The first leadwire first end resides in the circuit board passageway. A second conductive leadwire on the device side has a second leadwire first end disposed in the circuit board passageway with a second leadwire second end extending outwardly beyond the circuit board to be connectable to AIMD internal electronics. The second leadwire first end is connected to the first leadwire first end and a capacitor internal metallization in the circuit board passageway. The circuit board further comprises a ground electrode plate that is connected to the ground termination of the chip capacitor and to the ferrule.
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公开(公告)号:US20210283404A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-16
申请号:US17181542
申请日:2021-02-22
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Christine A. Frysz , Robert A. Stevenson , Jason Woods
IPC: A61N1/375 , H01G4/224 , H01G4/35 , H01G2/10 , H01G2/12 , H01G4/228 , H01G13/00 , H01B19/04 , H01B17/62
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 polyimides, or an 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:US20210162220A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-03
申请号:US17171418
申请日:2021-02-09
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Christine A. Frysz , Robert A. Stevenson , Jason Woods
Abstract: A feedthrough for an AIMD is described. The feedthrough includes an electrically conductive ferrule having a ferrule sidewall defining a ferrule opening. The ferrule sidewall has a height. At least one recessed pocket has a depth extending part-way through the height of the ferrule. An oxide-resistant pocket-pad is nested in the recessed pocket. An electrical connection material is supported on the pocket-pad for making an oxide-resistant electrical connection to the ferrule. An insulator is hermetically sealed to the ferrule in the ferrule opening. At least one active via hole extends through the insulator with an active conductive pathway residing in and hermetically sealed to the insulator in the active via hole.
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公开(公告)号:US10912945B2
公开(公告)日:2021-02-09
申请号:US16360372
申请日:2019-03-21
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Jason Woods
Abstract: A filter feedthrough for an AIMD includes an electrically conductive ferrule. An insulator hermetically seals a ferrule opening with either a first gold braze, a ceramic seal, a glass seal or a glass-ceramic seal. At least one conductive pathway is hermetically sealed to and disposed through the insulator body in non-conductive relationship with the ferrule. A feedthrough capacitor includes at least one active and ground electrode plate disposed within a capacitor dielectric and electrically connected to a capacitor active metallization and a capacitor ground metallization, respectively. At least a first edge of the feedthrough capacitor extends beyond a first outermost edge of the ferrule. At least a second edge of the feedthrough capacitor does not extend beyond a second outermost edge of the ferrule, or said differently, the second edge is either aligned with or setback from the second outermost edge of the ferrule.
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公开(公告)号:US20200276440A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-03
申请号:US16880392
申请日:2020-05-21
Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
Inventor: Robert A. Stevenson , Christine A. Frysz , Thomas Marzano , Keith A. Seitz
Abstract: A filtered feedthrough assembly includes a ferrule configured to be installed in an AIMD housing. An insulator is disposed within a ferrule opening. A conductive pathway is disposed within a passageway through the insulator. A filter capacitor is disposed on a device side having active and ground electrode plates disposed within a capacitor dielectric k greater than 0 and less than 1,000. A capacitor active metallization is electrically connected to the active electrode plates. A ground capacitor metallization is electrically connected to the ground electrode plates. The filter capacitor is the first filter capacitor electrically connected to the conductive pathway coming from a body fluid side into the device side. An active electrical connection electrically connects the conductive pathway to the capacitor active metallization. A ground electrical connection electrically connects the ground capacitor metallization to the ferrule. The filter capacitor is a flat-through or an X2Y attenuator filter capacitor.
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